Bodice with Triangular Panel and Skirt with Rows of Ruffles
Entry/Object ID
1996.C.097
Description
Top of wedding outfit. High collar with multiple vertical small tucks extending around the entire collar. Square bodice of matching tucks with a straight bottom that has lace attached. Large V panel comprised of silk and lace netting attached at the seam. Below the V to the waistline is patterned fabric in rows that is gathered in the middle for 3" above the 1" waistband. Five stays on the inside. Sleeves are gathered at the top and pleated at the armhole. Ruffled panel of the same fabric as the triangular V of the bodice at the elbow. Pointed hem with two rows of ruffles. Back has snaps that may have been added later. Hooks and eyes inside. Polished cotton fabric for the lining which may have completely lined the bodice, but is now torn.
B. Skirt: Same striped patterned fabric with 13 rows of of ruffled trim followed by 9" of fabric and 3 more rows of ruffles. Underskirt has a 10 1/2" panel attached at the hem with a ruffle on the top and bottom edges. The underskirt itself has an addtional 3"ruffle. The underskirt seems to be a synthetic fabric with more stiffness.
