Dress and Slip
Clothing MakerMade by
Unknown
Dateabout 1905
MediumMachine-stitched cotton, with non-ferrous metal hooks and eyes, unidentified boning, silk ribbon, and machine-made lace
DimensionsComponent (Slip back length x width across shoulders): 75 x 15in. (190.5 x 38.1cm)
ClassificationsCostume
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Seth P. Holcombe and Mrs. Gilbert A. Wicke
Object number1981.26.18a,b
DescriptionWoman's slip (.b) of sheer, cream-colored cotton. The bodice of the slip has a wide, rounded neckline edged with rows of machine-made bobbin-type lace flanking an insertion woven with cream-colored silk ribbon, which is tied in a bow at center front. The armholes are edged with the lace. The bodice of the slip is closely fitted, being constructed of ten pattern pieces; the seam allowances are bound with silk tape. Additionally, there is a three-inch-long dart on each side of the bodice back. The center back opening extends 21 1/2 inches and fastens with hooks and eyes. The edges of the opening are boned in the bodice area for a length of six inches. The skirt of the slip has a train. It is gored and smoothly fitted into the waistline. At about knee height, the skirt has a flounce added, creating two layers; the flounce is headed by a row of insertion, but there is no silk ribbon laced through it. Two rows of lace insertion decorate the flounce, along with an edging of scalloped lace. Under the flounce, the bottom of the skirt is stitched with a three-inch-deep ruffle of self-fabric edged with lace.
NotesHistorical Note: Julia Brace Allen (1893-1976) married William Spalding Eaton (1888-1963) on 11 June 1919.Status
Not on view
