Dress
Date1870s
OriginAmerica or England
MediumOff-white cotton dimity trimmed with white- work floral bands and ruffles & machine made lace.
DimensionsOL: A: 24"; B. 27"; C. 31".
Credit LineGift of Tasha Tudor.
Object number1997-182,A-C
DescriptionGirl's three-piece bustle dress of off-white corded cotton "dimity" trimmed with whitework floral bands and ruffles and machine made lace. The fitted jacket has standing band collar and machine lace ruffle. Cut in princess line with button front. Long sleeves end in scalloped cuffs. Ruffle at hem. Overskirt has front apron drapery and back gathered bustle panel. Under skirt has embroidered ruffled hem.ProvenanceFrom the collection of Tasha Tudor.
1790-1820
ca. 1760 (textile); petticoat remade late 19th ca.
1850-1870
Ca. 1870
1820-1825
1761, altered 1810-1830
1780-1830
ca. 1870
Ca. 1780
1890-1905
1810-1825
