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Catalog Number |
1976.1.0264 |
Object Name |
Dress |
Date |
1895 ca |
Description |
This child's dress is one-piece, pale green, with pleated silk and velvet. The dress was worn by Marjorie Van Wickle when she was 12 years old. She can be seen wearing the dress in a photograph with her father, Augustus Van Wickle. The dress has a lined, high-waisted bodice with center back opening, and was made by B. Altman Co., New York. The pale green silk crepe bodice is trimmed with a matching silk satin ribbon sash at the waist and ribbon bows at the center back, center front, and left shoulder. A wide needle lace bertha collar is stitched to the rounded neckline, extending over the very full, short contrasting velveteen sleeves. The pale green knife-pleated silk crepe skirt is cut straight and tightly gathered to the bodice. Dress: chest is 27" around; shoulder to hem is 37-inches. Interestingly, a listing of the family costumes found stored in the attic, written in Marjorie's handwriting, describes this dress as "Marjorie's gown Blue velvet sleeves & Crape (sic)." So the present green color of the velvet was originally blue. This dress was professionally conserved and exhibited at Blithewold in 2015. Conservation techniques included gentle surface cleaning to remove scattered particulate matter from the dress and stitching treatments to stabilize the formerly weak and damaged areas of the garment. During the conservation ConText made a reproduction blouse to be worn with dress. |
Materials |
Silk/Velvet |
Condition |
Good |
Associated with |
Van Wickle, Augustus Stout Marjorie Randolph Van Wickle Lyon |
Search Terms |
Children Dress |
Catalog Sub-category |
Clothing -- Outerwear |