Bustle Dress
Name/Title
Bustle DressEntry/Object ID
1969.7.7948Description
Plum Colored Jacket and Skirt. Material: textile, shell, metal. (a) Jacket. Size: 34" bust 27" waist 33" L. Description: plum colored silk taffeta jacket with plum and brown colored shot lightweight silk trim (underlined with muslin) on collar, front bodice and cuffs;. contrast silk has worn and shattered. Cotton muslin lining. Form fitting, below the hip length with stand-up collar and long sleeves. Front closure with 14 shell buttons, which are elongated spheres with points on each end. Band of plum colored accordion pleat detail at sleeve edges and bottom edge of jacket. open pleat at jacket's back bottom edge. Bow and bustle detail at back. (b) Skirt. Size: 27" waist; 43" long. Description: Plum colored silk taffeta floor length skirt. Top skirt yoke and waistband is brown cotton muslin, which is covered by the jacket. Hook and eye closure at center back. Decorative details include shirred and gathered side panels; center panel of contrast shot silk, as on jacket, and various shaped details aove hem. Hem is box pleated.Cataloged By
PfenMade/Created
Date made
circa 1880Lexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Primary Object Term
DressNomenclature Sub-Class
Main GarmentsNomenclature Class
ClothingNomenclature Category
Category 03: Personal ObjectsOther Names and Numbers
Other Numbers
7948
7948 a,b