skirt

Date1896-1897

Terms

Skirts
Satin
Taffeta

Dimensions66.04 × 147.32 cm (26 × 58 in.)

Credit LineGift of Miss Mary Sherman Parsons

Object numberCOS53.16.3

DescriptionTwo piece evening dress with bodice (.1), stomacher (.2), and skirt (.3). Butter yellow chine taffeta satin stripe. Wide skirt with train. Bodice front and train of yellow chiffon. Circular shoulder caps of leaf green velvet trimmed with narrow lace & steel beads. Short puff sleeves, green velvet stomacher front & back. Chine means printed or printed before weaving (note in folder). Weighted silk, two piece evening gown of yellow weighted silk (with stripes and floral design, looks like warp print silk). Chiffon (yellow) on bodice and some green velvet.

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