EMBROIDERED WOOL UNPICKED SKIRT, ENGLAND, c. 1830s

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  • Lot: 244
  • November 13th, 2019- Landmark on the Park - NYC
  • New York City
Silk embroidered cream wool unpicked skirt w/ large boteh-inspired motifs in curling, stylized flowers, leaves & stems w/ irregular zigzag at center & at scalloped border w/ similar floral, leaves & tall sprays between boteh motifs worked in vivid shades of salmon, pink, green, blue, brown & burgundy in satin & stem stitches, English, c. 1830s, WD 81.5", L 41.5", (moth holes, unraveling at top edge, stains & holes primarily along top edge) good- very good, embroidery excellent.

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  • Category: Textiles
  • Era: 1800-1850

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