Two-piece ball gown
Clothes for Women
Inventory number
2026.3.21.19ab.CW.DR.C1900.FRAuthor:
House of Rouff (French, 1844 – 1914)Description
A two-piece silk satin ball gown in dry rose color with pleated sleeves and a pale pink chiffon pintucked yoke, trimmed with ivory Alençon lace. The boned bodice with a wide ceinture has a pale pink chiffon yoke with pintucks and ruffles by the edge of the square neck, it's adorned with horizontal midriff pleats, and held on the shoulders with the straps decorated with silk flowers in a matching color; its short puff sleeves made of pleated silk satin without cuffs are trimmed with ivory machine lace strips in the middle and connected to the bodice by the armhole bottoms; a flared floor-length skirt is decorated with Alençon lace appliqués in the middle and a thin ruffle by the hem, it has a small rear train.Materials
Silk satinAlencon lace
Chiffon