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Visiting gown

Clothes for Women
Inventory number
2022.4.20.8ab.CW.DR.C1887.US
Description
Blue silk satin visiting gown consists of two pieces: A bodice with a stand collar and pleated back on the bottom, trimmed with a blue cord on the edges. Maxi-length skirt pleated at the back, with silk brocade lines in ivory and gold at the front and on the left-hand side. The garment fastens at the front with round buttons decorated with a floral pattern.
Materials
Silk satin
Silk brocade
Origin
circa 1887 United States
Related object
Cape
Exhibition History
• 2022.07.08–2022.11.01. ‘The Beginnings of the Railway in Liepaja (1871–1940). From the collection of Alexandre Vassiliev foundation.’ Liepaja Museum, Liepaja, Latvia.