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Woman's Dresscirca 1855

Not on view
Full-length mid-19th century silk taffeta dress in green, pink, and lavender plaid, displayed on a white mannequin, with pagoda sleeves trimmed in green ruffles and a wide crinoline skirt
Mid-19th-century silk taffeta dress displayed on a mannequin, featuring a plaid pattern in green, pink, lavender, and white; fitted bodice with lace trim at neckline and cuffs; full crinoline-style skirt shown in three-quarter view against a dark gray background.
Silk taffeta dress displayed on a mannequin, rear view, featuring a wide crinoline skirt in green, pink, and purple plaid with a fitted bodice, lace collar, and white cap.
Detail of a silk textile with plaid pattern in green, pink, and mauve, featuring a vertical center seam with three green looped chenille or velvet pompom trim embellishments connected by twisted cord.
Silk dress bodice and skirt in multicolored plaid with pink, green, orange, and purple tones; fitted bodice with stitched seaming and tightly gathered full skirt below the waist.
Detail photograph of silk plaid textile in green, pink, and burgundy with iridescent sheen, featuring a vertical row of four green silk pompom closures on twisted cord loops at center.
Title
Woman's Dress
Place Made
France
Date Made
circa 1855
Medium
Silk plain weave (taffeta)
Dimensions
Center back length: 57 in. (144.78 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.2007.211.767
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.
  • Edwards, Lydia. How to Read a Dress: a Guide to Changing Fashion from the 16th to the 20th Century. London: Bloomsbury Academic, 2017.