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

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Two-piece Victorian-era dress displayed on a form, combining ivory floral brocade and powder-blue silk with cascading pleated trim on the skirt
Late 19th-century woman's dress displayed from the back, featuring a fitted bodice and long train in ivory damask fabric with floral pattern, layered over a pale blue-green silk skirt with gathered bustle at the waist; a color calibration card is visible at lower left.

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

Title
Woman's Dress (Bodice and Skirt)
Place Made
United States
Date Made
early 1880s
Medium
Bodice: silk satin with weft patterning, silk plain weave (faille), silk gauze, and mother-of-pearl buttons; Skirt: silk satin with weft patterning, silk plain weave (faille), and silk chenille
Dimensions
Center back length (a) Bodice): 28 1/2 in. (72.39 cm) Center back length (b) Skirt): 70 in. (177.8 cm)
Credit Line
Costume Council Fund
Accession Number
M.83.203.6a-b
Classification
Costumes
Collecting Area
Costume and Textiles

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