Skirt
date: label: Date
content: 19th century
notes: label: Catalogue Status
content: Research in Progress
label: Description
content: Black linen plain cloth with horizontal stripes of red. The material is closely pleated and the pleats held in place by threads; on the top of each pleat is a pattern of tiny flowers embroidered in colored wools, arranged to form a lozenge design. At the bottom of the skirt are bands of red, white and blue cotton cloth; at the top, herringbone stitches in colored wools.
place: label: made in
content: Burma
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content: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection
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content: Textiles Department
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
identifier: label: Accession Number
content: 1943-56-1
objectType: label: Type
content: costume & accessories
label: Type
content: Skirt
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: CC0
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: Medium: linen, wool, cotton Technique: embroidered on weave
label: Dimensions
content: H x W: 63.5 x 97.8 cm (25 x 38 1/2 in.)