Black Two Piece Dress with Lace

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Black Two Piece Dress with Lace

Black silk bodice and skirt with wool trim and lace with embroidery on bodice. The lace is tan with pink and green embroidery, and sections of it are underlaid with light green silk. The bodice has rows of pintucks and the center front has a section of embroidered net. The skirt has three tiers and a ruffle inside the hem. There are three different selvedges on the black fabrics, so possibly three different faberics, but very well matched.

1900

Clothing and Dress.

Bodice (A): 36 (chest), 24 (waist), 18.5 (center front length), 18.5 (center back length), 9.25 (armpit to waist), 18 (sleeve length); Skirt (B): 24 (waist), 40 (center front length) 44.5 (center back length), 128 (hem circumference)

silk

wool

boning

lace

Physical Object

North America

1900s

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Shanti Fowler-Puja 2020-02-06

black

tan

green

pink

machine sewing

hand sewing

embroidering

lace making

a-line

center back closure

neck closure

band collar

puff sleeve

three quarter sleeve

natural waistline

a-line skirt

floor length

36

24

40

18.5

18.5

44.5

128

9.25

18 (sleeve length)

Bodice (A): 36 (chest), 24 (waist), 18.5 (center front length), 18.5 (center back length), 9.25 (armpit to waist), 18 (sleeve length); Skirt (B): 24 (waist), 40 (center front length) 44.5 (center back length), 128 (hem circumference)

Maine Maritime Museum

1900

womenswear

clothing

very good

There is a stain on the front of the skirt. The inside of the bodice has been altered and the fabric is tearing. The fabric has worn away at the ends of some of the boning. The pink and green embroidery and fabric is significantly faded, and the green silk has tears. Overall in good condition.

I5

Vassar College Costume Collection, Drama Department, 124 Raymond Avenue, Poughkeepsie, NY 12604

Vassar College Costume Collection, Drama Department, 124 Raymond Avenue, Poughkeepsie, NY 12604

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