Dress

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Created Date
1891
Description

Dress of pink silk faille. Bodice, cap sleeves, and proper left front panel of skirt covered with net embroidered with silk thread. Frayed silk grosgrain ribbon trim wraps diagonally across bust from right to left and diagonally from left hip to hem at right ankle. Full gathered back skirt.

Partner
Illinois Digital Heritage Hub
Contributing Institution
Chicago History Museum
Collection
Museum Collection (Chicago History Museum)
Subjects
Costume (mode of fashion)
Clothing
Main garments
Dresses (garments)
Trousseaux
Woods, Leila Abi, 1871
Weddings (ceremonies)
Location
Cincinnati (Ohio)
Type
physical object
Format
Silk (fiber)
Faille
Voile
Ribbon (material)
Grosgrain
Language
English
URL
http://collections.carli.illinois.edu/cdm/ref/collection/chm_museum/id/1266
Rights
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Chicago citation style
Dress. 1891. Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America, http://collections.carli.illinois.edu/cdm/ref/collection/chm_museum/id/1266. (Accessed April 19, 2024.)
APA citation style
(1891) Dress. Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America, http://collections.carli.illinois.edu/cdm/ref/collection/chm_museum/id/1266
MLA citation style
Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America <http://collections.carli.illinois.edu/cdm/ref/collection/chm_museum/id/1266>.
Note: These citations are programmatically generated and may be incomplete.