Dress
Date: Circa 1889
Medium: Fibre: silk (velvet); metal: brass
Dimensions:
L of skirt: 42.5"
Bodice back L: 55cm
Classification: Costume and Textiles
Object number: 1977.6.1
Label text:Worn by Louise WIlson Appelbe, July 14, 1889.
DescriptionLadies 2 piece dress.
a: Bodice - fully lined, fitted, stand up collar front top, pleated and ruched, below, lattice-type pleats, double row of brass acorn buttons, sleeve puffed, shaped and fitted to elbow, trim of velvet at cuffs, front waist, sleeve top.
b: skirt - pleats at front and back, small bustle, trim bottom back.
a: Bodice - fully lined, fitted, stand up collar front top, pleated and ruched, below, lattice-type pleats, double row of brass acorn buttons, sleeve puffed, shaped and fitted to elbow, trim of velvet at cuffs, front waist, sleeve top.
b: skirt - pleats at front and back, small bustle, trim bottom back.
Not on display
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