Dress

Clothing/Dress/Costume

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Genesee Country Village & Museum

Name/Title

Dress

Entry/Object ID

2023.24.001ab

Description

Two-piece lady's evening or dinner gown with a bodice with ‘robe’ train and skirt. Bodice (a) - small puffed sleeves with long torso; not yet a straight front corset, but not the curved stomach/torso shape of the 1880s. Sleeves are slightly puffed at caps, and gathers. Bodice center front and forearm sleeves are of golden-olive colored silk satin with black machine-net overlay. Black lace insertion tapes are attached to portions of the black netting. Black silk fabric of back of bodice and train/robe are embroidered silk. There is a waist tape inside the bodice; which has stays at each seam with maker label. Skirt (b) - same golden olive silk satin with black netting overlay with some lace tape insertion. Gathering at center back with center front closure of hook and eye.

Collection

Genesee Country Village and Museum

Category

Adult, Female
Historic Costume

Clothing/Dress/Costume Details

Article of Clothing/Dress/Costume

Gown

Clothing Sex

Female

Textile Details

Fabric

Silk

Material

netting

Color

Olive, Black

Made/Created

Date made

1892 - 1893

Label/Inscription/Signature

Type

Label

Location

On waist tape inside the bodice.

Transcription

Mademoiselle Smolik Pittsburg, PA

Material/Technique

Printed

Parts

Count

2

Parts

Bodice - 2023.24.001a Skirt - 2023.24.001b