Skirt Item Number: Ce351 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
A woman's wrap-around skirt consisting of a straight rectangular length of dark red wool textile. The main geometric design of gold and silver threads is consisting of a wide triple band (35 cm.) of border design at the bottom edge, and along one vertical edge that has a dense pattern of lozenges and a pattern of large diamond motifs (14 x 14 cm) on the body of the garment.
History Of Use
Worn wrapped right over left around the hips, with the ends overlapped at the left front, and secured with a belt at the waist.
Item History
- Made in Wallachia, Romania ? before 1979
- Owned by Gabriella Lieblich before October 11, 1979
- Received from Gabriella Lieblich (Donor) on October 11, 1979
What
- Name
- Skirt
- Identification Number
- Ce351
- Type of Item
- skirt
- Material
- wool fibre, gold metal and silver metal
- Manufacturing Technique
- spun, dyed and woven
- Overall
- height 71.0 cm, width 147.2 cm, depth 0.3 cm
Who
- Culture
- Romanian
- Previous Owner
- Gabriella Lieblich
- Received from
- Gabriella Lieblich (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Wallachia, Romania ?
When
- Creation Date
- before 1979
- Ownership Date
- before October 11, 1979
- Acquisition Date
- on October 11, 1979
Other
- Item Classes
- textiles
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 0564/0001