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Pair of Woman’s Undersleevescirca 1855

Not on view
Mid-19th-century silk dress on a mannequin, cobalt blue and white botanical woven pattern, full bell skirt, wide lace collar, and elbow-length sleeves with lace cuffs
Mid-19th-century dress displayed on a white mannequin; full-skirted silk brocade gown with bold blue and silver floral and paisley pattern, white lace collar and cuffs, wide cape-like sleeves, paired with a white bonnet.
Detail of a mid-19th-century dress on a mannequin, featuring bold blue and white printed cotton with large floral motifs, full gathered sleeves, and white broderie anglaise trim at collar and cuffs.
Title
Pair of Woman’s Undersleeves
Place Made
Europe or United States
Date Made
circa 1855
Medium
Cotton plain weave with cotton cutwork embroidery (broderie anglaise)
Dimensions
Length: 18 1/2 in. (46.99 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.2007.211.622a-b
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.