Woman's dress in two parts (bodice)
- French, About 1894
- House of Pingat, French
- Paris, France
- Dimensions
- 31 cm (12 3/16 in.)
- Medium or Technique
- Satin, machine lace
- Classification
- Costumes
- Accession Number
- 56.816
- Not on view
Mon–Tue:10 am–4:45 pm;
Wed–Fri: 10 am–9:45 pm;
Sat–Sun: 10 am–4:45 pm
Ivory satin. Fitted bodice, pointed front and back with machine lace flounce; medium round neckline edged with pleated mousseline de soie; front closed with hooks and eyes, covered with three chevrons of satin. Artificial pink roses of sleeves and left shoulder. Skirt flat in front, gathered behind; trimmed about bottom with deep machine lace flounce. Label printed on tape inside bodice: "Maison Emile Pingat/A. Walles and Cie/ 30 Rue Louis-le-Grand, Paris." Condition very good; small green stains on skirt.
Gift of Miss Ruth Burke
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