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Woman's Coordinates (Jacket, Bodice, Skirt, and Collar)1895-1898

Not on view
Two-piece women's wool ensemble with oversized balloon sleeves and full-length skirt in dark brown and black tweed, with cream trim on the bodice front
Wool tweed two-piece suit displayed on a hanger, consisting of a double-breasted jacket with dramatically puffed sleeves and notched lapels, paired with a full-length flared skirt in brown and black flecked fabric.

Unknown, Woman's Coordinates (Jacket, Bodice, Skirt, and Collar), 1895-1898, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. Grace O. Johnston Fischer, Photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Title
Woman's Coordinates (Jacket, Bodice, Skirt, and Collar)
Place Made
United States
Date Made
1895-1898
Medium
Jacket: wool plain weave with mother of pearl buttons; Bodice: wool plain weave, silk plain weave, with jet bead trim; Skirt: wool plain weave. Collar: wool plain weave with jet bead trim
Dimensions
Center back length (Jacket): 26 1/4 in. (66.68 cm) Center back length (Bodice): 17 3/4 in. (45.09 cm) Center back length (Skirt): 44 in. (111.76 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. Grace O. Johnston Fischer
Accession Number
30.32.3a-d
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.

  • Edwards, Lydia. How to Read a Dress: a Guide to Changing Fashion from the 16th to the 20th Century. London: Bloomsbury Academic, 2017.