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1971.4.1 - black silk dress

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Object Typedress Date Made1900

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Object Typedress Date Made1900
Accession Number 1971.4.1 Title black silk dress Category Clothing, Outerwear Object Type dress Date Made 1900 Gender and Age women Materials and Techniques silk; metal; woven; knotted, netted Description
Black silk dress with v-neck at front and back. Neckline deocrated with warp-paint satin and passementerie on shoulders and at bottom of neckline. Short cut-on sleeves with machine-lace undersleeves with some tiny…
Black silk dress with v-neck at front and back. Neckline deocrated with warp-paint satin and passementerie on shoulders and at bottom of neckline. Short cut-on sleeves with machine-lace undersleeves with some tiny gun-metal seed beads with lavender threads. CF opening in inner bodice with 11 hooks and eyes. Overbodice has hooks and eyes at a slant from CF to L. Braid of rouleau at waistline fastens with hook and eye. 8 hooks and eyes in skirt L of CF, opening ends in a tab with 3 non-functional fabric-covered buttons. Train is slightly flared. Folded tuck at slant in across front.
Credit Line Donated by Isabel Driscoll

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"1971.4.1 - black silk dress, Anne Lambert Clothing and Textiles Collection." University of Alberta Museums Search Site, https://search.museums.ualberta.ca/13-40236. Accessed 15 May. 2025.