Woman's Dress Ensemble

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Woman's Dress Ensemble

Europe, circa 1868
Costumes; principal attire (entire body)
Silk taffeta with silk satin and linen lace trim
a) Bodice center back length: 13 1/4 in. (33.66 cm ); b) Skirt center back length: 61 3/8 in. (155.89 cm); c) Overskirt center back length: 24 1/2 in . (62.23 cm); d) Bustle center back length: 33 3/8 in. (84.77 cm); d) Bustle length: 16 in. (40.64 cm)
Purchased with funds provided by Suzanne A. Saperstein and Michael and Ellen Michelson, with additional funding from the Costume Council, the Edgerton Foundation, Gail and Gerald Oppenheimer, Maureen H. Shapiro, Grace Tsao, and Lenore and Richard Wayne (M.2007.211.772a-d)
Not currently on public view

Bibliography

  • Blanco F., José and Patricia Hunt-Hurst, eds. Clothing and Fashion: American Fashion from Head to Toe, vol. 2, The Federal Era Through the 19th Century. Santa Barbara: ABC-CLIO, 2016.