Name/Title
Fashion PlateEntry/Object ID
2022.35.0393Description
Five women and a child are depicted posing in a line in a indoor setting. The woman to the far left is in an all purple dress with a matching shawl. A large bow is at the end of her bustle skirt. Ruffles and stripes decorate the dress. Her hair is pinned with minimal adornments. The woman next to her has a red, and champagne colored ensemble with a wide train. A large red bow adorns the train and accentuated with pleated red ruffles along the bottom and triangle bustle skirt that comes to a point with the bow. Her bodice is covered both from her angle (turned) and a black ladies' wrap with frills and lace. Her hair is secured under a white bonnet with frill and red flowers and green leaves. The woman in the middle is turned all the way around to show off her many green bows that line her skirt down the center back. She holds a white and pink flower in her left hand, and no adornments in her hair. The woman to the right of her, is behind a child. Her gown is red and white, with accents of gold. Lines of red with a daisy flower pattern accents the white rouching of the skirt. Underneath a pattern of white and gold stripes decorate the bottom. Her bodice is elegant and accented with gold and white lace along the neckline. She is adorned with jewels and a single gold flower in her hair's apex. She is holding a gold. folded fan. The child in front of her, to the right, is dressed in a what is speculated to either be a tartan frock or tunic. The child is also wearing a black Bolero jacket and is holding some type of wind instrument. The woman all the way to the right is also turned around, much like the other woman (may be to show off the intricate designs on the back of the gowns during this new season of fashion). She is wearing a black gown with a blue underskirt. She is wearing a black ladies' wrap with ruffling to her right shoulder. Her bustle is ruched and pinned along the center back. Pointed attachments of the same fabric accentuates the design. The blue fabric under her lengthy bodice is depicted to have what looks to be buttons secured and creating a pattern.Collection
Bruce and Susan Greene Costume CollectionInscription/Signature/Marks
Type
Manufacturer's MarkTranscription
Ch Kimmel & Forster ScLanguage
EnglishMaterial/Technique
PrintedType
PrintedLocation
Bottom centerTranscription
Godey's Fashions for November 1868Language
EnglishMaterial/Technique
Printed