dress, 2-piece
date: label: Date made
content: 1892 - 1898
label: Date made
content: 1892-1898
name: label: maker
content: unknown
notes: label: Description
content: When this dress was donated to the museum, the donor did not give any background information as to who wore it. However, she did mention that it cost about $25.00 at the time it was made.
label: Description
content: This dress is a good example of the style transition that occurred in women’s dresses at the end of the nineteenth century. The skirt still retains some fullness at the back from the previous bustle style. The bodice is still tightly fitted as it was in the 1880s, but the sleeves are changing from tightly fitted to the leg-of-mutton style so associated with the end of the 19th century. The overall look is tailored but with some softened elements.
label: Description
content: The dress is constructed of brown silk satin. The bodice has a high stand collar that is attached to the bodice at the center front and the center back and closes with hook-and-eyes at the left side. The center front of the bodice has a decorative motif of criss-crossed tucks that create a “V” shape which is edged with a self ruffle. This “V” portion is sewn to the lining at the left side and attached to the lining with hooks-and-eyes at the right side underneath the ruffle. This center piece has a shoulder extension that attaches to the left shoulder lining with additional hooks-and-eyes. There is one dart on either side of the center front of the bodice. Patterned materials form separate lining fabrics for the center front portion and the main bodice. The center front lining closes with 19 metal hooks-and-eyes. The waist of the bodice dips slightly at center front and is trimmed with a band of fabric that gives the appearance of a cummerbund that closes with two metal hooks-and-eyes. All darts, seams, and the center front of the bodice are boned. The small leg-of-mutton sleeves are wrist length with a flared ruffle at the wrists. The skirt is plain and gored except at center back where it is pleated. The lining of the skirt is constructed of stiffened and glazed dark blue cotton. The foldover hem of the skirt is faced with dark blue velvet. The waist measures 22 inches.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
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content: Home and Community Life: Costume
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content: Clothing & Accessories
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of Margaret R. Fisher
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: CS.221197.001
label: catalog number
content: 221197.001
label: accession number
content: 221197
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Dress, 2-Piece
label: Object Type
content: Main Dress
label: Object Type
content: Woman
label: Object Type
content: Dress
label: Object Type
content: Entire Body
label: Other Terms
content: Dress, 2-Piece; Entire Body; Main Dress; Female
physicalDescription: label: Measurements
content: waist: 22 in; x 55.88 cm