Name/Title
DressEntry/Object ID
G2007.050Description
Dress of rosy tan silk satin whose underside is rosy colored, suggesting that was the original color of the dress. Entirely hand stitched, no lining. Extremely high waist with 3 bust darts at each side, and coarse gathers across the back waist resulting from the thickness of the fabric turned over to form a casing for a linen tape drawstring. Skirt has side gore panels. Neckline is medium wide, nicely scooped with no evidence in front of a drawstring, and the possibility of one in the straight edge of the back neck. The ‘waist’ and shoulders seem sized for an large woman, yet the bust is fairly small and the neckline, even when extremely drawn in in the back, still leaves very wide shoulders, so the armscyes fall upon the upper arm. The sleeves are very long and baggy, drawn into generous puffs around the bottom by means of two loosely-gathered tucks above a hem that is also slightly drawn up. The skirt front is smooth like the bodice, the back bodice probably was meant to be gathered at the neck, too, but the strings are missing; crinkles in the casing suggest it had drawstrings and there seems to be evidence of some stitched at the anchor point. There was a tuck just above the hem, now removed.Collection
Bruce and Susan Greene Costume CollectionLexicon
Search Terms
satin, dress, hand stitched
