Two-piece evening gown
Clothes for Women
Inventory number
2026.3.21.17ab.CW.DR.C1900.FR
Author:
Aux Trois Quartiers (French, 1827-1989)
Description
A two-piece evening gown in ivory silk covered with black Chantilly lace and a black velvet ribbon lattice. The ensemble consists of a rear fastened boned bodice with a stand-up collar and long tapered sleeves with raised gathered caps, and a flared skirt with a flounce at the lower third and a small rear train. The velvet ribbon lattice covers the bodice, forming short upper sleeves, and the skirt from the waist to the hips; the bodice is adorned with black velvet bows at the rear waist and at the sleeves.
Materials
Silk
Chantilly lace
Velvet ribbons
Origin
circa 1900
Paris, France