Under Skirt Item Number: 3052/10 from the MOA: University of British Columbia

Description

Knee length skirt for wearing under a wool skirt (part of a woman’s costume with 3052/9-17). Made of thick, woven white linen, with an elasticised waist. A panel in a lighter colour and fabric makes up the waist area. Sewn to this is the skirt, made from a thicker, more even weave. The bottom hem is covered in needlepointed red flowers with black foliage.

Narrative

Late 19th century Hutsul style woman's costume, of the Pereyaslav-Khmelnytsky district in the Kiev region, Ukraine.