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Woman's Dress (Bodice and Skirt)circa 1885

Not on view
Museum display of a Victorian-era bustle gown in deep plum silk with orchid-pink lace trim bands, ruched skirt, and ruffled hem, shown in profile on a mannequin
Dress ensemble displayed on a mannequin, rear view; deep mauve silk with fitted bodice, bustle silhouette, and elaborate back detail including pleated trim, knotted tassels, and lace panel insets; paired with dark teal feathered hat.
Victorian-era dress displayed on a mannequin in side profile, deep purple silk fabric with a fitted bodice, bustle silhouette, and layered skirt featuring decorative fringe trim, lighter purple lattice ribbon, and pleated details at the hem.
Detail of a Victorian-era silk dress in deep purple, featuring a draped bustle skirt with knife pleats, velvet trim, lace cuffs, and a braided cord sash ending in tassels at center front.
Detail of a deep mauve silk garment with pleated trim, a woven floral ribbon border, and a thick braided cord in graduated purple tones ending in twisted tassels.
Detail of a Victorian-era woman's bodice in deep purple silk, with a central panel of floral brocade trimmed in twisted purple cord and small spherical metal buttons, cream lace cuffs and collar visible at edges.
Close-up detail of a Victorian-era bodice in deep purple silk, featuring a central panel of floral brocade trimmed with twisted purple cord and a row of ornate metal buttons.
Title
Woman's Dress (Bodice and Skirt)
Place Made
France
Date Made
circa 1885
Medium
Silk plain weave (taffeta) and silk plain weave with warp-float patterning and supplementary weft, and silk knotted tassel
Dimensions
Center back length (Bodice): 25 in. (63.5 cm) Center back length (Skirt): 39 in. (99.06 cm)
Credit Line
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
Accession Number
M.2007.211.34a-c
Classification
Costumes
Collecting Area
Costume and Textiles
Selected Bibliography
  • Takeda, Sharon Sadako and Kaye Durland Spilker. Fashioning Fashion: Deux Siècles de Mode Européenne, 1700-1915. Paris: Arts Décoratifs; Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art; Munich; New York: Delmonico Books-Prestel, 2013.
  • Takeda, Sharon Sadako and Kaye Durland Spilker. Fashioning Fashion: European Dress in Detail, 1700-1915. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art; Munich; New York: Delmonico Books/Prestel, 2010.
  • Takeda, Sharon Sadako and Kaye Durland Spilker. Fashioning Fashion: Europäische Moden, 1700-1915. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art; Munich; New York: Prestel, 2012.
  • Örmen, Catherine. L'Art de la Mode. Paris: Citadelles & Mazenod, 2015.
  • Edwards, Lydia. How to Read a Dress: a Guide to Changing Fashion from the 16th to the 20th Century. London: Bloomsbury Academic, 2017.