Embroidered Chinese skirt

Description:

long, green silk skirt with beige waistband and blue lining. Front and back panels are heavily embroidered with flowers and insects in oranges, yellows, blues and greens. Skirt sides fall in large pleats from the waistband. Thin black vertical strips from waistband to hem and all-over light embroidery. There is an interesting tag with Chinese characters on the lining side of the waistband.

Attribution:

Unknown designer, China

Date:

Circa 1920s

Notes:

Gift of Helen West Pynn

Collection ID:

CF+TC #2005.60.003