Evening Bodice
1903-1905 (made)
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Evening bodice and skirt of brocaded silk and machine-made lace.
Waist length bodice covered with flounces of lace. The neck is square and trimmed with a green velvet bow. Shoulder straps of white silk brocaded in gold, and double with a sleeve flounce hanging down over the arm from the lower, and the upper extended to form a crossed drape at the back waist. Lined with white silk, boned and with dress preservers. It fastens at the centre back with hooks and eyes. Gros grain waist band.
White silk skirt covered with net, slightly draped and flounced from hem to knee to show a pleated lissé frill. Pleated double bands of white and gold brocade hang from the centre back. Attached to the hem of the white silk lining is a pleated lissé frill backed with pleated white taffeta. It fastens at the centre back with hooks and eyes.
Waist length bodice covered with flounces of lace. The neck is square and trimmed with a green velvet bow. Shoulder straps of white silk brocaded in gold, and double with a sleeve flounce hanging down over the arm from the lower, and the upper extended to form a crossed drape at the back waist. Lined with white silk, boned and with dress preservers. It fastens at the centre back with hooks and eyes. Gros grain waist band.
White silk skirt covered with net, slightly draped and flounced from hem to knee to show a pleated lissé frill. Pleated double bands of white and gold brocade hang from the centre back. Attached to the hem of the white silk lining is a pleated lissé frill backed with pleated white taffeta. It fastens at the centre back with hooks and eyes.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | Brocaded silk with metal thread and machine-made lace, velvet, lined with silk |
| Brief description | Evening bodice and skirt of brocaded silk and machine-made lace, Madame Olive Holmes, England, 1903-1905 |
| Physical description | Evening bodice and skirt of brocaded silk and machine-made lace. Waist length bodice covered with flounces of lace. The neck is square and trimmed with a green velvet bow. Shoulder straps of white silk brocaded in gold, and double with a sleeve flounce hanging down over the arm from the lower, and the upper extended to form a crossed drape at the back waist. Lined with white silk, boned and with dress preservers. It fastens at the centre back with hooks and eyes. Gros grain waist band. White silk skirt covered with net, slightly draped and flounced from hem to knee to show a pleated lissé frill. Pleated double bands of white and gold brocade hang from the centre back. Attached to the hem of the white silk lining is a pleated lissé frill backed with pleated white taffeta. It fastens at the centre back with hooks and eyes. |
| Credit line | Given by Mrs D. G. Glasgow |
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| Accession number | T.154&A-1962 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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