Dress
Name/Title
DressEntry/Object ID
G2010.106Description
Entirely hand-stitched dress made of recycled Chinese silk with hand painted design. Long pointed waistline; wide, deep neckline with folds over the bust from shoulder to base of center front waistline; hook and eye back opening; short folded tubular sleeves with silk handspun lace frill; skirt interlined with light buckram; gauged onto base of bodice; sleeves and bodice lined with ivory glazed cotton; fabric is recycled from an earlier dress, perhaps 1780-1800. A intricate design on the imported Chinese ivory silk with painted trailing vine design of 3 shades of green with shaded fuchsia, blue and purple flowers with black inked outlines drawn to appear to be behind "bars" of widely spaced sets of woven green pin stripes. It is pieced in the back; the front has a reconstructed slit dart at the center front; there are opened curved seams in the back; stich marks from former seams on skirt.Collection
Bruce and Susan Greene Costume CollectionCategory
Dress, Adult, Female
Historic Costume
Clothing/Dress/Costume Details
Article of Clothing/Dress/Costume
DressClothing Sex
FemaleTextile Details
Fabric
SilkMaterial
LaceLining
Glazed CottonColor
CreamMade/Created
Date made
1842 - 1846Ethnography
Culture/Tribe
American