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Mmes Kerteux Soeurs
Woman's Dress (Bodice and Skirt)circa 1880

Not on view
Two-piece Victorian-era dress ensemble in salmon-coral and cream-white, with lace trim, fringe cuffs, and diagonal embroidered bands across a full-length skirt

Mmes Kerteux Soeurs, Woman's Dress (Bodice and Skirt), circa 1880, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Costume Council Fund, Photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Design House
Mmes Kerteux Soeurs
France, Paris, active late 19th century
Title
Woman's Dress (Bodice and Skirt)
Place Made
France, Paris
Date Made
circa 1880
Medium
a) silk twill with wool supplementary warp float patterning, silk plain weave (faille) and silk embroidered wool plain weave appliqué b) silk twill with wool supplementary warp float patterning, silk plain weave (faille) and silk embroidered wool plain weave appliqué
Dimensions
Center back length (a) Bodice): 27 in. (68.58 cm) Center back length (b) Skirt): 73 1/2 in. (186.69 cm)
Credit Line
Costume Council Fund
Accession Number
M.63.54.6a-b
Classification
Costumes
Collecting Area
Costume and Textiles

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