textilesCollection_women_ _058d

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title: Fancy Ivory Dress

subject: Dresses

subject: Women's clothing

description: Color photographs of a two piece dress, hand and machine stitched, in ivory silk, taffeta, and polka dot gauze. The skirt is full length with a small train, bustle, and integral petticoat. The gauze overlay has polka dots all over, and a floral embroidered pattern at the hem. The bodice is elaborate with a vee neck, dropped waist, and over-sized bow at the center waist, with a smaller bow at the back. The bodice is silk with gauze over;lay; the sleeves are elbow length in silk with floral lace trim and gauze cuffs. Thirteen sewn-in stays frame the bodice and the closure is laced, as a corset would be. "M.E. Clancy, 52 E. 21st Street" is stamped on an interior seam - probably the maker.

source: Ivory Dress, Box 42, Textile Collection, MS0000.001, Cleveland Colby Colgate Archives, Colby-Sawyer College

publisher: Colby-Sawyer College, Cleveland Colby Colgate Archives

date: circa 1890

rights: Requests to reproduce this item should be sent to the Cleveland Colby Colgate Archives.

format: image/jpeg

type: Image

identifier: textilesCollection_women_ _058d

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