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Accession Number 1971.5.3.a Title dress from ensemble Category Clothing, Outerwear Object Type dress Date Made ca. 1900 Place Made North America: Canada, Alberta Culture North American Cultural Region North American Gender and Age women Materials and Techniques silk; bone; woven; woven, plain, chiffon Description

Black silk dress with V-neckline and pointed collar; sheer black chiffon overcollar edged with pink, green and yellow braids; Collar topstitched with nobby black thread; CF closing with 9 fabric covered buttons; pleated…

Black silk dress with V-neckline and pointed collar; sheer black chiffon overcollar edged with pink, green and yellow braids; Collar topstitched with nobby black thread; CF closing with 9 fabric covered buttons; pleated peplum at the back; long set-in sleeves with 6 fabric covered non-functional buttons below elbow; bodice lined with side with white silk; boned. Black silk skirt with grosgrain ribbon wasitband tacked into the bodice. 4 rows of topstitching in black nubby thread and 3 series of non-functional fabric covered buttons along the sideseams.

Read More + Credit Line Donated by Mrs. Carlo Calder