Odnodvorets woman skirt

Costumes

Inventory number
2022.1.15.9.CO.ET.C1890.RU
Description
Red wool skirt, trimmed on the bottom with black velvet. Part of the Russian folk Odnodvorets woman costume.
Odnodvortsy (Russian: однодво́рцы) was a social group of the Russian gentry in the late 17th — mid-19th centuries. Those of this group who failed to prove nobility or regain it through the Table of Ranks were ranked with the state peasantry.
Materials
Wool
Velvet
Origin
circa 1890 Russia

Exhibition History
• 2022.02.17–2022.02.19. ‘Russia: Her Style & Soul. From Alexandre Vassiliev foundation collection.’ Concrete, Alserkal Avenue, Expo 2020, Dubai, United Arab Emirates.