Petticoat Panel
1730–1750
- Medium
- Silk, weft-ribbed plain weave; embroidered with silk yarns in satin, single satin, split, stem and surface satin stitches; French knots
- Dimensions
- 98 × 130.7 cm (38 5/8 × 51 3/8 in.)
- Genre
- Textile
- Museum
- Art Institute of Chicago
Styles
Tags
palm treeschinoiserieskirt (garment)flowerssilk (textile)costume - embroideryneedlework (visual works)gardenpalm branchescostumeTextilefoliage18th Centuryembroideringplain weaving
About
European fascination with East Asia manifested itself in a style now known as chinoiserie. Although the name implies a connection with China, in fact it applies to suggestions of any Asian cultures—for example, the tiny palm tree in the embroidered decoration on this petticoat or skirt panel.