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Woman's skirt (phaa sin)
Thai
Chakri dynasty
early 20th century
Object Place: Thailand
Medium/Technique
Silk, metallic gold paper-wrapped thread; plain weave ground, discontinuous supplementary weft patterning.
Dimensions
Height x width: 36 3/8 x 29 1/4 in. (92.4 x 74.3 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Francis B. Sayre
Accession Number47.1111
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsCostumes
DescriptionRectangular pale lavender and gold silk cloth handstitched along one side to form a tube, one end of which overlaps the other. The primary designs elements are a large central band of diamond-shaped lattice and floral motifs created by supplemental gold-wrapped weft thread. On one end of the skirt there is a border of scrolling gold floral motifs; the other end is unadorned.
ProvenanceGift to MFA on June 12, 1947