Skirt
Clothes for Women
Inventory number
2022.9.29.1.CW.SK.C1910.RUDescription
Lace women's skirt, with a yellow silk ribbon that goes around the waist. It is embellished with circle embroideries on tulle background, a vertical floral pattern on the front, which occupies a majority of the height of the skirt and other floral patterns which form a vertical frieze on either side of the skirt. A garland separates the three flounces that adorn the bottom of the underskirt, the first two of which are embellished with flowers at regular intervals and circles. This skirt closes with a system of metal fasteners at the back.The skirt comes from the wardrobe of Anna TRIPOLSKY (also spelled TRIPOLSKAYA), born MOLOTKOVSKAYA, the daughter of a private attorney of the District Court, the wife of a Russian noble gentleman Vladimir TRIPOLSKY (1883 - 1942).
Materials
LaceSilk
Origin
circa 1910 Russian EmpireRelated objects
UnderskirtAfghan scarf
Pelerine shawl
Waistcoat