Skirt

Title	Skirt
Artist	France
Date	c. 1785 18th century
Medium	Silk, warp-float faced twill weave; appliquéd with silk, machine-made hexagonal lace mesh; and embroidered with silk floss, silk chenille yarns, cotton and silk chenille yarns, and cotton yarns in satin and stem stitches; French knots
Classification	textile
Origin	France France
Holding institution	Art Institute of Chicago
Credit line	Lawrence H. Armour Jr. and Margot B. Armour Family Foundation
Rights	Public domain (CC0). Free to use for any purpose.

Subjects: Historical scientific diagrams

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Dated to c. 1785. Explore the wider set of works from the 18th century held in the archive.

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