Name/Title
DressEntry/Object ID
2006.0122.a-cDescription
Ladies Three Piece Dress of Plum Satin and Cream Floral Brocade of Silk Satin
Polonaise style, possibly revival of 1880
Hand and machine stitching
a- Bodice- Front opening with 10 handsewn buttonholes, top one is sewn together
fitted with 11 bones
mandarin collar
8 covered wooden buttons ( 2 of 10 are missing)
one inch ruffled trim at lower edge
3 1/4 sleeves with underpinning of machine made lace
2 circular weights at bottom front edges
lined with cream colored cotton
Peterson Belt with safety pin at eye edge
b-Skirt- Handsewn
plum satin with silk satin brocade center panel
wool and buckram lining
hoop in back upper edge with cloth ties
full hip panels with 4 large tucks
trimmed with 2 1/2 inch brocade and ruffle trim of same
3 inch accordin pleated trim at hemedge
3 back panels and 3 front panels
4 areas on front center panel have been replaced
center back panel slightly V shaped at lower edge and slightly darker in color
c-Vest- plum satin
4 button closure, handsewn buttonholes
7 bones
cream colored cotton lining
square neck, basting stitches at neckedge
unfinished armscyeCollection
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