Casgliadau Arlein

Theatrical costume of embroidered silk with a cotton waistband; the garment comprises an apron or skirt with a blue dyed cotton waistband, panels of gold silk are hand embroidered with moths/butteflies, lotus flowers, a cat, birds and insects, borders of black silk are embroidered in blue with flowers and moths/butterflies, the garment is lined with a pale gold silk damask with a Chinese pattern.