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Woman's Dresscirca 1830

Not on view
Salmon-pink early 19th-century evening dress on a white mannequin, with puffed sleeves, embroidered hem, satin sash, and a white feathered headdress
Pink silk evening dress displayed on a white mannequin, featuring off-the-shoulder puffed sleeves, a satin bow at the waist, and a full skirt with embroidered cream floral and leaf motifs along the hem. Paired with an elaborate white upswept wig adorned with feathers and floral ornaments.
Close-up detail of pink fabric embellished with ivory satin leaf-shaped beads and small round pearls arranged in flowing branch motifs, with delicate seed bead tendrils.
Close-up detail of a pale pink silk dress sleeve, heavily gathered into voluminous folds, with a narrow cream lace trim at the cuff, displayed on a white mannequin against a gray background.
Title
Woman's Dress
Place Made
England
Date Made
circa 1830
Medium
Silk plain weave (organza) and silk satin with imitation-pearl glass beads
Dimensions
Center back length: 48 in. (121.92 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.2007.211.940a-b
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.
  • Örmen, Catherine. L'Art de la Mode. Paris: Citadelles & Mazenod, 2015.