Dress
- Object Name:
- Dress
- Object ID:
- 1989.023.01.1-2
- Creator:
- Attributed To Charles Frederick Worth
- Place of Origin:
- Paris, France
- Date:
- 1887
- Description:
- Dress. White embroidered silk taffeta; separate beaded jacket, lace flounce, pearl and bead trim, lace, silk taffeta lining on jacket. Adult size.
1. Sleeveless floor-length dress, with floral lace bodice and floral silk brocade pleated skirt. Scoop neckline, attached string belt, left side zipper ("TALON").
2. Matching silk jacket, 3/4 length sleeves, and tails. Floral lace and beads (pearl and white) trim front and neck, 11 hook and eye front closures.
3. Lace flounce, 4 3/4 yards long x 16" wide (see separate record).
4. 10 silk scraps from dress alterations (see separate record). - Material:
- Textile
Silk
Metal - Provenance:
- Made for and worn by Mrs. Susan Ellen Cowan Sawyer on the occassion of the inaugural ball for Gov. Charles H. Sawyer, 1887.
- Credit Line:
- Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Charles H. Sawyer II
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