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Evening Dress

Collection Type

  • Clothing and accessories

Date

ca. 1915

GUSN

GUSN-73451

Description

Pink satin ground with supplementary warp of gold; gold floral sprays with gold watered effect; square neck; yellow horsehair bodice covered with pink panel; sleeveless; fall net oversleeves embroidered with flowers of gold wrapped yellow thread, with scalloped edge; bodice - pink panel with belt at back; skirt has panel of pink satin, which hang freely, and reveal yellow (possibly horsehair) underskirt; net skirt/panels (with same embroidery as sleeves) attached in between pink satin panels, which are shorter in front and extend to hem in back; white satin lining on skirt; white taffeta lining with hook and eye in bodice; small gold bows with rhinestones at shoulder and belt.

Details

Descriptive Terms

evening dresses (garments)
embroidering
horsehair
satin
silk (textile)
evening dress (concept)
Dress
Dress

Inscription

Printed on dress shields: ""MADE IN U.S. AMERICA/THE BEST/WARRANTED/ ILLEINVERT(?)/TRADEMARK Featherweight""

Associated Building

Original to Codman House (Lincoln, Mass.),

Maker

Unknown

Credit Line

Bequest of Dorothy S.F.M. Codman

Accession Number

1969.5087

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