Skirt from a Court Gown by France, textile, 1805-1815

Skirt from a Court Gown

France

Year
1805-1815
Medium
Silk, satin weave; embroidered with gold metal-wrapped over a silk fibre core, gold frisé, silk, gold metal formed ornaments, "purl," spangles, gold metal strips; couching over paper core and silk padding, in pattern and backstitch; trimmed with bobbin lace made of gold metal strip wound around a silk fibre core
Dimensions
117.4 × 214.4 cm (46 1/4 × 84 1/2 in.)
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago

Cultural & Historical Context

Classification
Textile
Culture
France
Period
19th century

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