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Hem of a skirt
Greek (Northern Greek Islands, Skyros or Paros)
18th century
Medium/Technique
Silk; embroidery
Dimensions
19 x 96 cm (7 1/2 x 37 13/16 in.); Legacy dimension: .96 x .19
Credit Line
Denman Waldo Ross Collection
Accession Number83.247
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsCostumes
DescriptionRed silk with a conventional design of plant forms worked with red, green. blue and white silk, and gilt thread; joined by blue fagotting. This piece has been labeled as having been made in Mytilene, but it is very suggestive of the work done in Turkey.