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Woman's Dress (Bodice, Skirt, Overskirt, and Belt)1865-1871

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Full-length nineteenth-century women's ball gown on a white mannequin, ivory silk with coral-pink ribbon trim, bow details, bell sleeves, and a trained skirt
Ivory silk satin ball gown displayed on a mannequin in profile, featuring a full trained skirt, fitted bodice, and coral-red ribbon trim with bows; lace accents at neckline and hem, with a matching hair ornament.
Detail photograph of a cream silk dress, showing the back waist and skirt with coral-red satin ribbon trim, a large looped satin bow at center back, scalloped overskirt panels edged in coral ribbon, and cream lace flounces beneath.
Title
Woman's Dress (Bodice, Skirt, Overskirt, and Belt)
Place Made
Europe
Date Made
1865-1871
Medium
Bodice, Overskirt, and Belt: Silk plain weave (taffeta) with silk satin, linen lace, silk net, and silk satin ribbon; Skirt: Silk plain weave (taffeta)
Dimensions
Center back length (Bodice): 13 5/8 in. (34.61 cm) Center back length (Skirt): 62 1/2 in. (158.75 cm) Length (Overskirt): 28 1/2 in. (72.39 cm) Overall (Belt with bow): 15 3/8 × 33 1/2 in. (39.05 × 85.09 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.2007.211.772a-d
Classification
Costumes
Collecting Area
Costume and Textiles
Selected 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.