Two-piece evening gown
Clothes for Women
Inventory number
2026.3.21.18ab.CW.DR.C1900.GBAttribution:
Cooper & Co. (British, was active in 1832-1921)Description
An ivory silk satin and black Chantilly lace two-piece evening gown. The boned bodice with opened front infilled with ivory Alençon lace frills, has black Chantilly lace pelerine, that rear tied at the center waist, and trimmed with two rosettes of black silk moire with silver brooches in core, the same rosettes embellished the forefronts and black moire cuffs on the elbow-length puffed silk satin sleeves, also covered with black Chantilly lace and adorned with Alençon lace frills by the cuffs; the ivory silk satin skirt is overlaid by lace, has a huge train and a scalloped hem, it's adorned with three black silk moire ribbons, that pointed down at the back, and lined with brown silk.Materials
Silk satinChantilly lace
Alencon lace
Silk moire
Silver brooches