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Catalog Number |
1976.1.0217 |
Object Name |
Dress |
Date |
1912 ca |
Description |
Long green silk dress with lace, embroidery, and beaded fringe. Bodice made of lace with silk interior (interior ribbon tie at neckline). Beaded with seed, crystal beads, and clear bugle beads. Front: Red / rust flower with green leaves. Lace forms dolman sleeves trimmed in clear glass beaded fringe. Interior sleeve of chiffon and tulle. Lace continues over shoulder to back. The back of the bodice has gold thread embroidered lace runs from right shoulder to waist and sewn down under green belt and from left shoulder, hooked over belt to top edge of 12" wide lace drop on back right side. Drop is same lace with a 6" long gold ribbon trim at hem, and edged with 3/4" lace trim, and clear glass beaded fringe (matches sleeve tassels). Skirt: Hobble skirt of green silk, blush chiffon, and blush tulle with an 18" train lined in green chiffon. Weighted in back at drape and hem. Front vent with chiffon pleated inset and pinhole embroidered trim. |
Maker's Information |
Interior belt, handwritten in ink, "1912" |
Materials |
Silk/Beads/Lace/Metallic thread |
Condition |
Unstable |
Associated with |
Marjorie Randolph Van Wickle Lyon |
Search Terms |
Flowers Floral Beads Dress Gown Embellished |
Catalog Sub-category |
Clothing -- Outerwear |