AFTERNOON DRESS
Creator(s): Unknown
Currently in storage
About this object
Late Edwardian, sheath style summer dress with two tiered skirt. Bodice and short sleeves are decorated with bands of heavy, open-work lace. Both bodice and skirt are also embellished with cotton soutached and embroidered knots. The finishing work at the waist suggests that the dress originally had a belt or sash. The slight train indicates that it would have been worn to events such as afternoon teas or garden parties.
- Object name:
- AFTERNOON DRESS
- Made from:
- Cotton lawn
- Made in:
- USA
- Date made:
- 1910-1913
- Size:
- H. 15 in. (shoulder to waist front); H. 15 in. (shoulder to waist back); Dia. 25 1/4 in. (waist circumference); H. 43 in. (waist to hem front); H. 47 in. (waist to hem back); Dia. 57 in. (hem circumference)
Detailed information for this item
- Catalog number:
- 48.18
- Signature marks:
- Credit line:
- Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973