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Woman's Dress (Bodice and Skirt)late 1880s

Not on view
Victorian two-piece women's dress in slate-brown silk with spotted velvet trim, beaded chest ornaments, puffed sleeves, and a pleated floor-length skirt

Unknown, Woman's Dress (Bodice and Skirt), late 1880s, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Joe E. Fenet Richardson, Photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Title
Woman's Dress (Bodice and Skirt)
Place Made
United States
Date Made
late 1880s
Medium
Bodice: silk satin, silk cut and voided velvet (ciselé) with glass beads; Skirt: silk cut and voided velvet (ciselé), silk satin with glass beads
Dimensions
Center back length (Bodice): 23 1/2 in. (59.69 cm) Center back length (Skirt): 42 1/2 in. (107.95 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Joe E. Fenet Richardson
Accession Number
M.74.65.1a-b
Classification
Costumes
Collecting Area
Costume and Textiles

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