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Evening dress (Skirt, part 2 of 2)
American
1890s
Medium/Technique
Silk and lace
Dimensions
Center back (skirt): 174.6 cm (68 3/4 in.)
Center front (skirt): 101.6 cm (40 in.)
Center front (skirt): 101.6 cm (40 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of The Museum of the City of New York
Accession Number2019.570.2
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAmericas, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsCostumes
DescriptionSkirt of two-part evening dress comprising bodice and skirt of cream satin trimmed with lace and ribbons.
Skirt: Full-length; fitted over hips; split at CF with false underskirt trimmed with tiers of lace and two fixed bows of pink, eau-de-nil, and mauve satin ribbon (one at PL knee and one at PR ankle); "overskirt" ornamented with needlelace either side of opening from waist to hem; gored; deep box pleats at rear waist and CB; rear panels extening into long rounded train; CB hook-and-eye closure at narrow waistband with additional hooks closing skirt through placket; attached bustle pad lined with taffeta at CB waist; lined with cream taffeta; lace dust ruffle at train hem.
Skirt: Full-length; fitted over hips; split at CF with false underskirt trimmed with tiers of lace and two fixed bows of pink, eau-de-nil, and mauve satin ribbon (one at PL knee and one at PR ankle); "overskirt" ornamented with needlelace either side of opening from waist to hem; gored; deep box pleats at rear waist and CB; rear panels extening into long rounded train; CB hook-and-eye closure at narrow waistband with additional hooks closing skirt through placket; attached bustle pad lined with taffeta at CB waist; lined with cream taffeta; lace dust ruffle at train hem.
Provenance1890s, Lucy Truman Aldrich (b. 1869– d. 1955), Providence, RI; 1956, gift on behalf of the estate of Lucy T. Aldrich by her nephew, Laurance S. Rockefeller (b. 1910 – d. 2004), to The Museum of the City of New York (accession no. 56.180.32AB); 2018, deaccessioned by the Museum of the City of New York; 2019, gift of The Museum of the City of New York to the MFA. (Accession Date: April 24, 2019)