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Woman's Dress (Robe à Transformation)circa 1860

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Full-length emerald green silk dress on a white dressmaker's form, with velvet ribbon X-appliqués, feather-fringe trim, and tiered velvet-banded skirt
Title
Woman's Dress (Robe à Transformation)
Place Made
Europe or United States
Date Made
circa 1860
Medium
Day bodice: silk plain weave (taffeta), silk velvet with satin weft patterning, silk braid with fringe; Evening bodice: silk plain weave (taffeta), silk braid with fringe; Skirt: silk plain weave (taffeta), silk velvet with satin weft patterning and silk fringe; Belt: silk plain weave (taffeta) and silk velvet with satin weft patterning; Flounce: silk plain weave (taffeta) with satin weft patterning and silk fringe, silk velvet
Dimensions
Center back length (Day Bodice, excluding fringe): 25 5/8 in. (65.09 cm) Center back length (Evening Bodice): 13 in. (33.02 cm) Center back length (Skirt): 45 3/4 in. (116.21 cm) Length (Belt): 31 in. (78.74 cm) Overall (Flounce): 12 3/8 × 62 1/2 in. (31.43 × 158.75 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Philip and Maureen Houtz
Accession Number
M.2015.95a-e
Classification
Costumes
Collecting Area
Costume and Textiles