Gown
- Object Name:
- Gown
- Object ID:
- 2015.010.01
- Creator:
- Labaudt & Robina
- Place of Origin:
- Paris, France
- Date:
- 1889
- Description:
- Gown, worn by Lucy Lambert Hale Chandler (1841-1915). Four pieces: bodice, two sleeves, and skirt with train. Green satin and silk with vertical bead-embroidered panels on front of bodice and skirt. Made by "Labaudt & Robina, / 22 Rue du Quatre Septembre, Paris", stamped on silk tape band in bodice.
- Material:
- Textile
Satin
Silk - Dimensions:
- L-64 inches
- Provenance:
- The donor, Rosemary B. Chandler, is the daughter of Horton Lloyd and Elizabeth Bradlee (Snow) Chandler, and the great-grand-daughter of William E. Chandler (1835-1917), and his first wife Ann Caroline Gilmore (1836-1871). The gown was worn by William E. Chandler's second wife, Lucy Lambert (Hale) Chandler (1841-1915). It was probably made for her in Paris during the Chandlers' visit to Europe in 1889.
- Credit Line:
- Gift of Rosemary B. Chandler
- People:
- Hale, Lucy Lambert (1841-1915)
- Subjects:
- Gowns, Evening
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