Tea Gown Bodice

Clothing/Dress/Costume

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New Museum Los Gatos

Name/Title

Tea Gown Bodice

Entry/Object ID

NU 2021.212

Description

A light cream colored tea gown bodice. The bodice is collared, and closes down the front with a series of hook-and-eye clasps. The sleeves are long, and there is a decorative ribbon around the bottom of the jacket, as well as decorative, horizontal black lines sewn on the right side of the bodice.

Collection

History Collection

Cataloged By

registrar@numulosgatos.org

Clothing/Dress/Costume Details

Article of Clothing/Dress/Costume

Bodice

Clothing Sex

Female

Textile Details

Fabric

Taffeta, Sateen

Material

Silk

Color

Cream, Black, Silver

Made/Created

Manufacturer

Jenny

Date made

1890 - 1899

Time Period

20th Century

Place

Region

Western Europe

Continent

Europe

Edition

No. 398

Label/Inscription/Signature

Type

Makers Mark

Location

Inside the bodice, at the bottom of the back

Transcription

Jenny / PARIS / 70 Av. des. Champs Elysees / No. 398

Language

French

Material/Technique

Embroidered

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Gown, Tea

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Dress

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Bodice

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Main Garments

Nomenclature Class

Clothing

Nomenclature Category

Category 03: Personal Objects

Other Names and Numbers

Other Numbers

Number Type

Old Object Number

Other Number

24B

Dimensions

Width

43-1/4 in

Length

18-1/4 in

Dimension Notes

Measurements taken while bodice is lying flat.

Condition

Overall Condition

Good