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Collections

Woman's Dress (Bodice and Skirt)circa 1882

Not on view
Late 19th-century bronze-gold silk taffeta bustle gown displayed on a mannequin in profile, with fitted bodice, gathered skirt, matching silk hair ornament, silver mesh purse, and olive-green parasol
Title
Woman's Dress (Bodice and Skirt)
Place Made
United States
Date Made
circa 1882
Medium
Bodice: silk plain weave and silk taffeta with mother of pearl buttons; Skirt: silk plain weave and silk taffeta
Dimensions
Center back length (Bodice): 27 3/8 in. (69.53 cm) Center back length (Skirt): 40 in. (101.6 cm)
Credit Line
Mrs. Alice F. Schott Bequest
Accession Number
M.67.8.59a-b
Classification
Costumes
Collecting Area
Costume and Textiles
Selected Bibliography
  • Maeder, Edward; Evelyn Ackerman. Dressed for the Country: 1860-1900. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1984.