Name/Title
DressEntry/Object ID
1.03.71Description
Brown Silk Dress. Material: textile and metal. Size: 14" W. shoulder to shoulder x 52" L. Description: brown silk trimmed with ecru lace - V-neckline with fine ivory colored lace insert - insert creates a rounded neckline inside the V and is edged in brown silk with a center front hook and eye closure - bodice design is asymmetrical: left front side has wide square crocheted lace collar that continues over the shoulder and down the left back side of bodice - right side bodice has intricate diagonal design of three rows of piping, gathered bands of brown silk and a 2" W. ruffle over the shoulder - a brown velvet tie accents the bodice center - elbow length sleeves are banded with two rows of piped edging above and below a band of gathered brown silk - both sleeves are finished with a 3 1/2" W. band of ecru lace sewn to white cotton lining inside the sleeve - waistline is trimmed with the same piping and gathered band as shown on the bodice and sleeve edge - one brown silk rosette at each side of waistline - right front placket closes with hooks and eyes from V-neckline to below hipline - bottom edge of skirt encircled with same piping and gathered bands as waist, sleeve and bodice.Context
Full of holes, torn, horrible shape.Cataloged By
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Category 03: Personal ObjectsCreate Date
May 13, 2003Update Date
March 28, 2025