Han-Chinese
China
Woman's Qun (Semiformal Domestic Skirt)
INV-6775
Han-Chinese
ChinaQing dynasty (1644–1911), 1870/90
Woman's Qun (Semiformal Domestic Skirt)
Han-Chinese China →qingChinese (culture or style)East Asianasiantextilecostume
Date
Qing dynasty (1644–1911), 1870/90
Medium
Silk, warp-float faced 7:1 satin weave; embroidered with silk and gold-leaf-over-lacquered-paper-strip-wrapped cotton in knot, single satin, satin, split, and stem stitches; laid work and couching; ribbons: silk, plain weave with supplementary patterning warps; trimmed with silk, warp-float faced 4:1 satin weave; waistband: cotton, plain weave; lined with silk, plain weave
Dimensions
97.7 × 101.5 cm (38 1/2 × 40 in.)
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Location
Chicago, IL
Credit
Gift of Mrs. Chauncey McCormick
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