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Watkins
Woman's Dress (Bodice and Skirt)circa 1880

Not on view
Tan silk two-piece Victorian dress with fitted, buttoned bodice and full bustle skirt with brocade floral poufs at the hem, displayed on an invisible form

Watkins, Woman's Dress (Bodice and Skirt), circa 1880, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. W. R. Kilgore, Photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Maker
Watkins
United States, Kentucky, Louisville, active late 19th century
Title
Woman's Dress (Bodice and Skirt)
Place Made
United States
Date Made
circa 1880
Medium
Silk plain weave (faille), silk uncut and voided velvet (cisele) with mother of pearl buttons
Dimensions
Center back length (a) Bodice): 20 5/8 in. (52.39 cm) Center back length (b) Skirt): 42 in. (106.68 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. W. R. Kilgore
Accession Number
CR.86.57-1a-b
Classification
Costumes
Collecting Area
Costume and Textiles
Selected Bibliography

  • Maeder, Edward; Evelyn Ackerman. Dressed for the Country: 1860-1900. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1984.

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