Skirt from a Court Gown

· 1805-15

Skirt from a Court Gown

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

Art Institute of Chicago · CC0 1.0

Lindy Arts