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Skirt from a Court Gown

France · 1805-15 · 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

From the collection of Art Institute of Chicago. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

Subjects

silk (fiber)textile lilies lace making 19th century needlework (visual works)flowers costume paper (fiber product)costume - embroidery skirt (garment)gold-metal-wrapped silk

Credit lineSkirt from a Court Gown. 1805-15. France. The Art Institute of Chicago, Gift of Constance Rothschild Morris. CC0.

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