HAND-PAINTED SQUARE DANCE SKIRT

Creator(s): Creaciones Eslava (Maker)

On view in: Marjorie Post's Closets

About this object

Black hand-painted cotton skirt with six sets of fighting roosters. Primary colors are metallic purple, blue, green, and copper; outlined in gold. Gold painted and embellished with gold sequins. It closes by an interior belt that hooks center front; the center front waistband wraps around the waist and ties at center back. Side pockets sit in an interior placket.

Object name:

HAND-PAINTED SQUARE DANCE SKIRT

Date made:

ca. 1950

Size:

Waist: 29 in.; Hem circumference: 188 in.; Length from waist to hem front: 25 1/2 in.; Length from waist to hem back: 26 in.

Detailed information for this item

Catalog number:

2013.5.9

Signature marks:

Credit line:

Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973