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1946.5.75

Black silk petticoat or skirt

1946.5.75

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Collection type
Object
Description
Black silk petticoat or skirt
Long description
A black floor length skirt with pleated decoration at the front. Constructed with two distinct sections, the front in mercerised cotton and the back in silk. The material is pinch pleated at the waist band, with a central ruffle of inverted box pleats and gather lines. The hem is finished with a trim of inverted box pleats. The garment closes at the central back waste band with two hook and eye fastenings.
Geographical reference
India
Asia > Southern Asia > India
Person
Field collector Amy Helen Reid
PRM source Robert Niel Reid
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1938
Date collected
1938
Acquisition information
Donated: 1946
Materials and processes
Material Silk Textile Animal, Material Pigment, Process Woven, Process Dyed, Material Cotton Seed Fibre Textile Plant
Object numbers
Accession number: 1946.5.75

Search terms: Clothing, Dance, Clothing Underwear, Dance Accessory, Skirt, Petticoat

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