Object Details
- unknown
- Description (Brief)
- Mrs. Lee ordered this skirt from China to wear on formal occasions, such as weddings. The waistband, of a different fabric, was covered by a blouse.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Credit Line
- Gift of Mrs. Virginia Lee Mead
- ca 1930
- ID Number
- 2000.0274.02
- accession number
- 2000.0274
- catalog number
- 2000.0274.02
- Object Name
- skirt
- Object Type
- Skirt
- Woman
- Main Dress
- Physical Description
- silk (skirt, lower material)
- cotton (waistband material)
- Measurements
- overall: 88 cm x 56 cm; 34 5/8 in x 22 1/16 in
- place made
- China
- worn
- United States: New York, Manhattan, Chinatown
- United States: District of Columbia, Washington
- Related Publication
- Mead, Virginia Lee. Lee Chinese -American Family Papers, ca. 1915-1970
- Related Web Publication
- http://collections.si.edu/search/results.jsp?q=set_name:%22Lee+Chinese-American+Family+Papers%2C+ca.+1915-1970%22
- See more items in
- Cultural and Community Life: Costume
- Cultures & Communities
- Clothing & Accessories
- Family & Social Life
- Chinese American
- National Museum of American History
- subject
- Weddings
- Chinese Americans
- Record ID
- nmah_1194180
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746aa-3a0f-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
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