Two Piece Beaded Dress

Description:

Two piece dress set consisting of skirt and top, sepia brown in color. Long skirt is lined with decorative ruffle at hem, front pleats, and bustle. Top is weskit style with stand-up collar, long set-in sleeves, fitted waist, boning, and inner closure at waist. Bodice has twenty three round buttons down front, each with crocheted covering; also, extensive beading on cuffs, neckline, and down the front. Owen, Detroit, circa 1880s.

Date Issued:

[1880 TO 1889]

Data Provider:

Wayne State University. Libraries

Collection:

Digital Dress Collection

Subject Topic:

Dresses, Ensemble (Clothing), Beadwork, Clothing and dress, and History

Format:

clothing

Rights:

(c) 2002 Wayne State University. All images associated with the Fashion Design & Merchandising Online Historic Costume Collection are protected by United States copyright law. Duplication or sale of all or part of any of the data or images is not permitted, except that material may be duplicated by you for your non-commercial research use or educational purposes in electronic or print form. You must obtain permission for any other use.

URL:

http://digital.library.wayne.edu/item/wayne:ws89.15