Skirt Border

Name/Title

Skirt Border

Entry/Object ID

2023.3.285

Description

Mainly chain stitch embroider with a lose satin stitch filling leaves. The bottom edge is backed with cotton cloth sewn on by 2 rows of machine stitching

Acquisition

Accession

2023.3

Source or Donor

Vickie Elson

Acquisition Method

Gift

Credit Line

Gift of Vickie Elson

Made/Created

Artist

Unknown Maker

Time Period

Mid-20th Century

Ethnography

Cultural Region

Country

India

Culture/Tribe

Jain

Dimensions

Width

10.5 cm

Length

207 cm

Material

Silk, Silk thread

Provenance

Notes

Gift of Vickie Elson. Donated to Tracing Patterns Foundation in 2023.