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Collections

Woman's Fancy Dress Costume (Bodice and Skirt)1890s

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Title
Woman's Fancy Dress Costume (Bodice and Skirt)
Place Made
Europe
Date Made
1890s
Medium
Bodice: Silk plain weave (faille), moiré finish, with metal wrapped silk thread braid, and silk lace; Skirt: Silk plain weave (faille), moiré finish, and silk plain weave (taffeta), with metal wrapped silk thread braid, and silk lace
Dimensions
Center back length (Bodice): 18 1/2 in. (46.99 cm) Center back length (Skirt): 55 in. (139.7 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.2007.211.870a-b
Classification
Costumes
Collecting Area
Costume and Textiles