Skirt
33-57-98
From: Russia | Smoliensk Region | Telpinsk County
Curatorial Section: American
Object Number | 33-57-98 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Provenience | Russia | Smoliensk Region | Telpinsk County |
Period | Early 19th Century |
Date Made | circa 1832 |
Section | American |
Materials | Wool |
Description | Skirt. Very heavy harsh wool. The warp threads are in bands alternately red and composite of purple, grey, green, yellow, pink, and sometimes red; the woof threads are red. Lower edge faced with a narrow band of black wool and a wider band of white linen. The top is laid in narrow overlapping pleats and is bound with black wool. |
Length | 19 cm |
Width | 17 cm |
Credit Line | The Russian Project: Central Russia, Eugene A. Golomshtok, 1933 |
Other Number | 197; 50a - Field Number | 3569 - Other Number |
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