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Woman's Dresscirca 1820

Not on view
Early 19th-century empire-waist evening dress on a white mannequin, cream fabric with dark allover embroidery, coral-red sash and hem trim, short puffed sleeves
Early 19th-century dress displayed on a white mannequin, rear three-quarter view. Cream muslin gown with small dark embroidered floral sprigs, short puffed sleeves, high empire waist tied with a coral-red sash bow, and a ruffled hem trimmed with coral-red fabric tabs.
Detail photograph of a historical dress bodice and sleeve, cream silk embroidered with silver metallic floral and vine motifs, with a coral pink ribbon trim, silver metallic tassel, and sequined leaf ornaments at the shoulder.
Detail of a textile garment in ivory fabric embroidered with silver metallic thread in floral and vine patterns, featuring a large silver bullion tassel with paillette accents and a coral-pink ribbon trim along the edge.
Textile detail with a stylized flower motif embroidered in metallic silver-gold thread on ivory woven fabric, with wrapped petal shapes radiating from a central point and a curving stem extending to upper right and lower right.
Detail of sheer white fabric embroidered with metallic gold-silver floral and vine motifs, featuring small daisy-like blooms and leaves in a repeating scrolling pattern.
Title
Woman's Dress
Place Made
England
Date Made
circa 1820
Medium
Cotton plain weave with metal strip embroidery and silk gauze with metallic thread and metal sequin passementerie and metallic thread tassels
Dimensions
Center back length: 50 1/2 in. (128.27 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.2007.211.734
Classification
Costumes
Collecting Area
Costume and Textiles
Selected Bibliography
  • Esguerra, Clarissa, and Michaela Hansen. Lee Alexander McQueen: Mind, Mythos, Muse. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 2022.
  • Esguerra, Clarissa M., Michaela Hansen, Katie Somerville, and Danielle Whitfield, editors. Alexander McQueen: Mind, Mythos, Muse. Melbourne: National Gallery of Victoria; Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 2022.