Object Record
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Object Name |
Ensemble |
Date |
1879 |
Other Name |
Skirt of Wedding Dress Ensemble |
Description |
Floor-length. Made of gray striated silk. Over skirt is flat in front. Three tiers of fabric. Top tier has a V shape cut in front center with grey ruffle trim. Green ribbon ornament in front center of V shape. Second tier stitched with ruching and trimmed with a horizontal band of grey fabric and grey fabric ruffle. Stitched to front enter of second tier is a green ribbon ornament. Bottom tier has vertical groupings of pleats and flat sections. Back covered in a grey striated piece of fabric with pleats and trimmed in dark grey ribbon at edges. Underside of fabric has drawstrings for bustle. Back center placket four eye and hook closure along back waistband. Waistband is brown cotton fabric. Lined with brown fabric. Scrapes of paisley print fabric along inside and in drawstrings for bustle. Single black strap attached to right side of back center placket. |
Collection |
Adams Museum Collection |
Catalog Number |
ART.2011.032.002B |
Material |
Silk/Dyes/Cotton/Steel |
People |
Phllips, Matilda Phillips, Harry |
Search Terms |
Weddings 1870s Women's Clothing & Accessories |