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Collections

Woman's Dress1850-1860

Not on view
White mid-19th-century dress on a mannequin, with a dome-shaped tiered skirt, voluminous sleeves, pintucked bodice, and ruffled bertha collar
White mid-19th-century day dress displayed on a mannequin against a black background, featuring a voluminous tiered crinoline skirt, puffed sleeves with lace trim, fitted bodice, and matching bonnet.
White sheer cotton dress displayed on a mannequin in profile, mid-19th century style, with full tiered skirt, puffed sleeves, and fitted bodice with draped neckline, against a dark gray background.
White cotton dress displayed on a mannequin, mid-19th century style, featuring off-shoulder bodice with gathered fabric, fitted waist, long full sleeves, and a wide tiered skirt with three ruffled layers; paired with a white bonnet, against a dark gray background.
White cotton dress displayed on a mannequin against a black background; bodice features fine vertical pleating, a lace-trimmed collar, puffed sleeves with ruffled caps, and a narrow waistband, accompanied by a matching ruched bonnet.
Title
Woman's Dress
Place Made
Europe
Date Made
1850-1860
Medium
Cotton plain weave (muslin) with cotton embroidery
Dimensions
Center back length: 59 1/2 in. (151.13 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.2007.211.755
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.