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Skirt from a Court Gown

Art Institute of Chicago

Artwork Details

Date
1805-15
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
Culture
France
Public Domain
Yes
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