Evening Dress
1876-1878 (made)
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This ensemble characterises fashionable evening wear for women in the late 1870s. The elbow-length sleeves and square neckline show that it was probably a dinner dress rather than ball gown. Tiers of machine-made lace adorn the skirt and bodice; an overskirt of satin swathes the front of the dress. The bodice extends into a point below the waistline in front and back. This was a new style, known as a ‘cuirasse’ bodice, which appeared in fashion magazines about 1875 and remained fashionable through the 1880s.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | Silk satin, trimmed with silk ribbon and machine-made lace, lined with cotton, reinforced with whalebone, machine stitched and hand finished |
| Brief description | Evening dress, 1876-1878, English, pink satin with machine-made lace trimming |
| Physical description | Pink silk satin evening dress trimmed with silk ribbon and machine-made lace, consisting of a bodice and skirt. The boned bodice has a low square neckline, half-length sleeves, pointed front and back below the waist, and lace-up centre back fastening. The long skirt has rows of pleated flounces alternating with lace flounces, a bustle to the back, and draped silk brocade at the front, with a back hook and eye fastening. |
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| Credit line | Given by Mrs Thérèse Horner |
| Summary | This ensemble characterises fashionable evening wear for women in the late 1870s. The elbow-length sleeves and square neckline show that it was probably a dinner dress rather than ball gown. Tiers of machine-made lace adorn the skirt and bodice; an overskirt of satin swathes the front of the dress. The bodice extends into a point below the waistline in front and back. This was a new style, known as a ‘cuirasse’ bodice, which appeared in fashion magazines about 1875 and remained fashionable through the 1880s. |
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| Accession number | T.130&A-1958 |
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| Record created | February 19, 2003 |
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