Dress
Clothing MakerMade by
Unknown
Dateabout 1880
MediumMachine-stitched cotton,with mother of pearl buttons
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (center front length x width across shoulders): 28 1/2 x 13 1/2in. (72.4 x 34.3cm)
Skirt (center front length): 38 1/2in. (97.8cm)
Skirt (center back length): 39in. (99.1cm)
Hem (circumference): 141 1/2in. (359.4cm)
ClassificationsCostume
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Henry W. Schorer and Miss Marion L. Thatcher
Object number1959.18.2a,b
DescriptionWoman's two-piece day dress, consisting of a bodice (.a) and a skirt (.b), of white cotton printed with small black flowers with leaves. The bodice is below-hip-length, with a curved bottom edge that is longer in front than in back. The bottom edge is edged with a self-fabric ruffle. Underneath a center front placket printed with a black and white Greek key pattern, seven mother-of-pearl buttons fasten the bodice opening. The turn-down collar is about three inches wide. The narrow sleeves are trimmed at the wrists with self-fabric ruffles below a band of the Greek key print. The bodice is unlined.
The skirt is flat in front and cartridge-pleated around the sides and back. It opens at center back. The skirt has a 12-inch-deep flounce around the bottom, topped by a band of the Greek key print. The flounce is also bordered with the Greek key print, with strips of the print extending vertically from the lower band, every 6 1/2 inches. The skirt is unlined.
The skirt is flat in front and cartridge-pleated around the sides and back. It opens at center back. The skirt has a 12-inch-deep flounce around the bottom, topped by a band of the Greek key print. The flounce is also bordered with the Greek key print, with strips of the print extending vertically from the lower band, every 6 1/2 inches. The skirt is unlined.
Status
Not on view
5 June 1862
