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Skirt

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Black and white photo of a skirt. The skirt is long and A-line shaped, hanging down from a white waistband. The waistband is rectangular with a flat bottom edge and slightly ruffled top edge. The skirt has a wide central panel with a gray background and a repeated floral pattern. The central panel is bordered on either side by a thick black line and a curvy line design. The remainder of the skirt is two wide panels on either side of the central panel with a line pattern. The bottom of the skirt has a horizontal curvy line design across it. The background behind the skirt is plain grey.

Artwork Details

Date
19th century
Medium
Silk
Culture
China
Dimensions
340 × 625 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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