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Dress
Italian (Venice)
about 1700
Object Place: Venice, Italy
Medium/Technique
Silk; bizarre silk: fanciful floral motifs brocaded with polychrome silk threads and lance with gold metallic threads on blue silk damask ground
Dimensions
146.5 cm (57 11/16 in.); Legacy dimension: CB: 57 1/2 in.
Credit Line
The Elizabeth Day McCormick Collection
Accession Number43.1629
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsCostumes
DescriptionBlue silk damask brocaded with polychrome silks and metallic yarns in stylized floral motifs. High round neckline with small rounded wrap collar. Coat closure with two welted pockets; vertical and horizonal darts in bodice; metallic fringe at front line. Full-length sleeves with metallic cording ruching bands at elbows, asymmetrical slit cuffs. Skirt fullness gathered by deep inverted gore at dropped waistline. Cording ribbon randomly applied at side seams.