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Woman's Coordinates (Two Bodices and Skirt)circa 1895

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Full-length tan silk dress ensemble from the 1890s on a dress form, with puffed sleeves, gold scrollwork appliqué at the waist, and fringe-trimmed hem
Late 19th-century women's two-piece dress displayed on a headless mannequin; golden-tan silk taffeta bodice with puffed sleeves, dark brown embroidered trim, ruched front, and lace cuffs, paired with a full-length skirt with pleated ruffle at hem.

Unknown, Woman's Coordinates (Two Bodices and Skirt), circa 1895, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. T. Cole Williams, Photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Title
Woman's Coordinates (Two Bodices and Skirt)
Place Made
United States
Date Made
circa 1895
Medium
a) silk plain weave (faille) with self fabric fringe, coiled metallic thread and caviar and glass bead, and silk plain weave with silk embroidery b) silk plain weave (faille) with applied silk embroidery c) silk plain weave (faille) with self fabric fringe
Dimensions
Center back length (a) Bodice): 21 in. (53.34 cm) Center back length (b) Bodice, excluding collar): 23 in. (58.42 cm) Center back length (c) Skirt): 44 1/2 in. (113.03 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Mr. T. Cole Williams
Accession Number
M.86.416.3a-c
Classification
Costumes
Collecting Area
Costume and Textiles