dress

Artist Boston Ballard & Sons

Date1915-1916

Terms

Dresses
Satin
Boston

Dimensions63.5 × 127 cm (25 × 50 in.)

MarkingsLabel: "V. Ballard & Sons, Boston". (another source: "U. Ballard & Sons, Boston".

Credit LineGift of Frances and Hooper Brooks

Object numberCOS81.158

DescriptionEvening dress. Black satin and black net; short; black net flowing sleeves; square neck; crossed waist band; black satin top skirt, black net under skirt. Good condition. Black satin, black net: 1 piece dress, net sleeves slip on top (from shoulder to elbow) to give wing-like effect. Underskirt fairly narrow. Broader draped overskirt. 1915-16. Some water damage.

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