Ball dress in two parts

Bright pink tulle and taffeta dress; taffeta underdress; (a) bodice widely flaring neckline, short puffed sleeves, tightly fitted waist, sharply pointed center front and back, laced down back, trimmed with ruffles of blonde lace and bows of pink brocaded gauze ribbon, (b) skirt with five flounces trimmed with brocaded gauze, fullness evenly spaced all around, two garlands of artificial flowers tacked at sides of center front of skirt.

Provenance

Gift to the MFA, 1951

Credit Line

Gift of Ronald T. Lyman

Ball dress in two parts

  • American or French, about 1858
United States
Dimensions
Overall (CF X Waist Circumference): 34.9 x 52.7 cm (13 3/4 x 20 3/4 in.) Other (CB X Bust Circumference): 27.3 x 72.4 cm (10 3/4 x 28 1/2 in.) Center Back (skirt): 111.8 cm (44 in.)
Medium or Technique
Silk plain weave (taffeta), machine net (tulle) and silk bobbin lace; trimmed with silk ribbon, embroidered silk net, and silk flowers
Classification
Costumes
Accession Number
51.1346a-b
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