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Woman's Dresscirca 1908

Not on view
Ivory-white full-length dress on a mannequin, with ruched sleeves, petal-shaped bodice panels, and scrolling starfish trim along the hem, paired with a matching gathered turban hat
White dress displayed on a mannequin in side profile against a dark background; fitted bodice with high neck and long sleeves, full skirt with scrolling lace appliqué along the hem, consistent with late 19th or early 20th-century fashion.
Ivory white dress displayed on a mannequin, rear view, with a fitted bodice, long sleeves, and full skirt trailing to the floor; hem decorated with swirling scrollwork appliqué; high collar and back closure visible.
White dress displayed on a mannequin in profile, featuring a high collar, fitted bodice with ruched detailing, long sleeves, and a full-length skirt with scrolling lace appliqué along the hem.
Historic cream-white dress displayed on a white mannequin against a black background, featuring applied fabric trim in looping decorative patterns across the bodice, gathered sleeves with spiral fabric wrapping, lace collar, and a fitted waist with ornamental fastenings.
White mannequin displaying a cream-colored gown with elaborate applied fabric scrollwork across the fitted bodice, ruched sleeves, beaded high collar, and a wrapped headpiece, photographed against a black background.
Close-up detail of a cream-colored textile garment with a rounded neckline edged in layered lace trim and dotted netting; the bodice features raised soutache cord appliqué in curvilinear floral shapes over a crinkled woven ground.
Close-up of a cream-colored textile fragment, featuring a curved pocket or appliqué of fine honeycomb-patterned lace with raised ribbed strips, edged with a corded border, laid against a plain woven ground fabric.
Detail of a white textile, featuring a stylized foliate motif appliquéd onto dotted net fabric, with raised cord outlining scrolling curves and layered leaf forms against pleated silk or cotton.
Close-up detail photograph of a white bodice, rear three-quarter view, featuring a puffed and gathered sleeve with applied cord trim in looping patterns, dotted lace fabric, and laced back closure, against a black background.
Title
Woman's Dress
Place Made
Europe
Date Made
circa 1908
Medium
Cotton plain weave (crepe) and cotton net with cotton cord
Dimensions
Center back length: 66 1/4 in. (168.28 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.2007.211.791
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.