Ball Gown
Item Information
- Title:
- Ball Gown
- Description:
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Pale and mid-blue leaf pattern silk jacquard at bodice center front and back; bodice side and sleeves of mid-blue heavy ribbed silk; neckline- square in front, V in back; collar and cuffs of cream net edged with pleated chiffon; center front closure of hooks and eyes and covered button; piping at armseyes and waist; waist sharply pointed center front and back; princess seams; 3 blue grosgrain bows with fringe streamed along center back seam; elbow length sleeves edged with pleated ruffle trimmed with net amd chiffon and aqua ribbon bows and streamers; fully lined with tan cotton twill; inner belt of cotton twill tape with hook and eye closure. Skirt- Body of ribbed silk; self waistband with hook and eye center back; smooth front, pleat at each side; cartridge pleated center back; pleated ruffle attached to front hem; back of skirt extends into train with scalloped hem; hem faced all-around with glazed blue linen trimmed with lace-edged crinoline pleated ruffle; 2 criss-crossing swags across front, one of ribbed silk, the other of jacquard, both trimmed with silk bobble fringe; 2 bows at right; jacquard panel in back buttons onto waistband; faced with gold silk extending into bending on scalloped edge of panel; extending into pointed train; twill pocket at right; cotton tape ties inside back of skirt.
- Date:
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1874–1876
- Format:
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Objects/Artifacts
- Genre:
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chiffon
cotton (textile)
crinolines
glazing (coating process)
cloth
stitching (generic process)
jacquard
leaf (plant material)
foliation (pattern)
leaf (metal)
linen (material)
machine-made
net (textile)
silk (textile)
twill
weaving
tin (metal)
evening dresses (garments)
- Location:
- Historic New England
- Collection (local):
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Digitized Museum Collections
- Subjects:
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leaf (plant material)
foliation (pattern)
leaf (metal)
- Link to Item:
- http://gusn.us/11854
- Terms of Use:
-
Rights status not evaluated.
Contact host institution for more information.
- Notes:
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Gift of Weston Historical Society
- Accession #:
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1993.261
- Identifier:
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11854
