Dress
Date: c. 1890s
cotton, silk taffeta, steel cut beads, glass beads
2019.02
Label: none
Grey, white, and black pinstriped cotton blend dress with brown cotton lining. Interior of bodice is boned, with the exterior decorated with black box pleated ruffle details at bust, which are surrounded by silver steel cut and glass beads. Epaulets at shoulders decorated with same bead detail. Beaded detail continues at the bottom hem of the bodice, as well as the cuffs of the wrists. Unadorned skirt in same material as bodice. Hem of skirt is reinforced with velvet. Collar to bodice is missing, as a brown glazed cotton bias tape is visible.
Measurements:
Bodice
Bust: 30 inches
Waist: 22.5 inches
Nape to waist: 15.5 inches
Shoulder to shoulder: 10 inches
Armpit to waist: 8 inches
Cuff cirumference: 9.5 inches
Skirt
Waist: 23 inches
Waist to front bottom hem: 37.25 inches
Waist to side bottom hem: 37.5 inches
Wasit to back bottom hem: 38.25 inches