Dress

Object Name:

Dress

Object ID:

1981.054.12

Date:

1875-1885

Description:

Dress, woman's. Ecru net; some sections: sleeves, bottom of flounces and hem, waist are ecru net with silk embroidery--satin--Swiss 1/4" dots; dress pattern is complicated and is worth further study; 7" satin ribbon sash. Grosgrain ribbon supports skirt. Plain net underbody. Sleeves have dot area above elbow and in wide cuff over ruffles; two bands of insertion above & below this band. Similar decoration at waist. Front of dress has plain & dotted net with lapel effect. Two-tiered skirt with dots & insertion at hem. Back panel of insertion & dotted fabric goes to upper hemline.

Material:

Textile
Silk
Satin

Provenance:

Donor stated that all the clothes in the accession were worn by people who were born 1864-1886.

Credit Line:

Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Crandall