Name/Title

Dress

Entry/Object ID

2007.2.97

Description

Beige satin dropwaist dress with floral cotton lace accents. Straight wrist-length sleeves. Sleeves are gathered at wrists, which are composed of lace. Neck has plunging V-neck filled in with a triangular piece of floral lace. Same lace trims edges of V-neck. Around waistline, which falls at about hip-length, is a self-fabric belt. Circular metallic weights are inserted around waistline. Skirt falls to about calf-height.

Acquisition

Source (if not Accessioned)

University of British Columbia

Clothing/Dress/Costume Details

Clothing Sex

Female

Textile Details

Fabric

Satin, Lace

Material

Rayon, Cotton

Color

Brown

Notes

Lace dates from c.1880-1889.

Made/Created

Date made

circa 1925 - 1930

Dimensions

Dimension Notes

Length: 121cm Width (s): 52cm