Woman's Dress

Clothing/Dress/Costume

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Historic Germantown

Name/Title

Woman's Dress

Entry/Object ID

CW 558 a-b

Description

Dress. Woman's two-piece ecru Gros Point de Venice lace dress; Top is satin-lined; edge of long skirt satin-finished; short train. No seam in skirt - lace was crafted in one piece expressly for dress skirt. Good condition. Circa 1910. Magnificent. CW 558 a Bodice CW 558 b Skirt Transcribed from original accession record.

Collection

Germantown Historical Society Objects

Made/Created

Place

* Untyped Place

unknown

Provenance

Notes

Point de Venise (also Gros Point de Venise) is a Venetian needle lace originated in the 17th century characterized by scrolling floral patterns with additional floral motifs worked in relief (in contrast with the geometric designs of the earlier reticella). (Source: Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Point_de_Venise)