Cream silk dress
| Description: |
Material is cream silk woven with trailing floral and ribbon design in satin embroidered with floral sprigs in pink and green; bodice (A) wide low "V" neckline trimmed with silk net gathered on silk ribbon fully piped, double piped at lower edge that comes to a point center front; capped sleeves with pleated silk netting and embroidered ribbon rosettes; bodice (B) has wide neckline double piped at bottom that comes to a point in center stays and back closed with small eyelets each side for lacing; sleeve has long straight fastened with 3 buttons, net insert down outer length with 2 ribbon rosettes; skirt (C) is full, pleated front and side with cartridge pleats in back on a linen tape waist hand, inserts with 4 ribbon rosettes each side of skirt front, bottom inside skirt faced with silk tape; bodices (A & B) and sleeves lined w/ silk, skirt lined with fine linen - Colors: cream, pink, green |
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| Contributor(s): |
Funding provided by an Institute of Museum and Library Services grant, administered by the Indiana State Library |
| Source: |
http://indianamemory.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/CPClothing/id/412 |
| Collection: |
Conner Prairie Historic Clothing Collection |
| Rights: | http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/ |
| Copyright: |
No Copyright – United States |
| Subjects: |
Textile fabrics -- History Clothing and dress Women's clothing Dresses |
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