Name/Title
DressEntry/Object ID
2021.6.1Description
Part A) Black silk taffeta bodice with bretelles, an ivory chemisette and stock collar. The bust is puffed and trimmed with velvet and machine lace apppliques. Similar decoration on bodice back. Wrist length sleeves decorated with tucking and appliques. Stock collar decorated with black velvet piping and embroidered black dots. Bodice fastens at centre front with hooks-and-eyes. Bodice lined in black cotton with boning in most seams and fitted.
Part B) A black, floor-length skirt with a short train. The front of the skirt is decorated with a vertical black strip of velvet bordered by french knots on either side. On the bottom front of the skirt are sewn two vertical rows of five round black ornaments. Two decorative 1" strips of material are sewn horizontally around the bottom edge of the skirt. Metal hook-and-eye as well as metal snap fastener closures in center rear. Some wear.Use
Possibly for an older woman.Acquisition
Source (if not Accessioned)
Allan, EnnekéClothing/Dress/Costume Details
Clothing Sex
FemaleTextile Details
Fabric
TaffetaMaterial
SilkColor
Black, WhiteDimensions
Dimension Notes
Dress
Length: 143cm
Bodice
Length: 55.5cm
Width (s): 49.5cm
Skirt
Length: 125cm
Width (w): 30cm
