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Ball dress
American or French
about 1858
Object Place: United States
Medium/Technique
Silk plain weave (taffeta), machine net (tulle) and silk bobbin lace; trimmed with silk ribbon, embroidered silk net, and silk flowers
Dimensions
Overall (bodice, CF x waist circumference): 34.9 x 52.7 cm (13 3/4 x 20 3/4 in.)
Other (bodice, CB x bust circumference): 27.3 x 72.4 cm (10 3/4 x 28 1/2 in.)
Center back (skirt): 111.8 cm (44 in.)
Other (bodice, CB x bust circumference): 27.3 x 72.4 cm (10 3/4 x 28 1/2 in.)
Center back (skirt): 111.8 cm (44 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Ronald T. Lyman
Accession Number51.1346a-b
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CollectionsEurope, Americas, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsCostumes
DescriptionBright pink tulle and taffeta dress; taffeta underdress; (a) bodice widely flaring neckline, short puffed sleeves, tightly fitted waist, sharply pointed center front and back, laced down back, trimmed with ruffles of blonde lace and bows of pink brocaded gauze ribbon, (b) skirt with five flounces trimmed with brocaded gauze, fullness evenly spaced all around, two garlands of artificial flowers tacked at sides of center front of skirt.
ProvenanceGift to the MFA, 1951