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Pierce
Womans' Dress (Bodice and Skirt)circa 1900

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Museum display of a late 19th-century women's ensemble: navy wool skirt with teal velvet trim, black velvet jacket with gold lace lapels and pink silk front, on a white mannequin
Full-length fashion ensemble displayed on a white mannequin against a dark background: deep burgundy wool skirt with braid trim at hem, fitted jacket with black velvet and plaid trim at shoulders and cuffs, pink lace-trimmed blouse, and feathered straw hat.
Designer
Pierce
United States, Massachusetts, Boston, 20th Century
Title
Womans' Dress (Bodice and Skirt)
Place Made
United States
Date Made
circa 1900
Medium
Bodice: wool and silk plain weave (bengaline), silk velvet, silk plain weave (crepe chiffon), silk satin, with cotton lace, silk paassementerie, glass beads, coiled metallic threads, and shells Skirt: wool and silk plain weave (bengaline) with silk passementerie
Dimensions
Center back length (Bodice): 17 3/4 in. (45.09 cm) Center back length (Skirt): 45 1/4 in. (114.94 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. Paran F. Rice
Accession Number
62.32.3a-b
Classification
Costumes
Collecting Area
Costume and Textiles