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Dress

Clothes for Women
Inventory number
2019.1.21.3ab.CW.DR.C1850.FR
Description
Day dress in black checkered caramel taffeta; stitched bodice on the front trimmed with black molded glass buttons and lace ruffles embellished with pearls highlighting the armhole and cuffs. Skirt on crinoline pleated at the waist, edged with a black Chantilly lace ruffle.
 
Materials
Silk
Lace
Glass
Origin
circa 1850 France
Exhibitions History
•2019.7.14 - 2019.8.31 - "Resort elegance - Vichy 1852-1870", Palais des congrès, Vichy, France
• 2019.9.2 - 2019.9.22 - "Invitation to the ball", Hotel de Forceville, Amiens, France
• 2021.04.19–2021.10.30. ‘The Crinoline Lady (1850–1869). From Alexandre Vassiliev foundation collection.’ Silute Hugo Sheu Museum (Hugo Sheu Manor), Silutė, Lithuania.
• 2024.06.11–2024.10.26. ‘A day in the 19th century manor: from morning rituals to banquets. From the collection of Alexandre Vassiliev foundation.’ Daugyvenė museum-reserve of cultural history (Burbiškis Manor), Radviliškis district, Lithuania.