Dress of ivory striped silk with scoop neckline
- Title
- Dress of ivory striped silk with scoop neckline
- LC Subject
- main garments
- Donor
- McCrady, D. H., Mrs.
- Description
- Dress of ivory striped silk with scoop neckline; short, puffed sleeves with ribbon cuffs and accents; high, empire waistline with gathering below bust; full-length skirt with dipped hem; ribbon embellishments at sides near hem; drawstring closures at back neckline and empire waist; vertical stripes of chevron patterned satin and lightweight, see-through silk.
- Motif
- Stripe; Chevron
- Work Type
- dresses (garments)
- Location
- Canada
- Date
- 1800/1809
- Identifier
- 1900.006.035
- Rights
- In Copyright
- License
- Creative Commons: Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International
- Type
- Image
- Format
- image/tiff
- Material
- Silk
- Technique
- Puffy sleeve; Set-in sleeve; Empire waist; Drawstring casing
- Set
- Historic and Cultural Textile and Apparel Collection
- Primary Set
- Historic and Cultural Textile and Apparel Collection
- Institution
- Oregon State University
- Note
- I think this is a wedding dress. It was purchased by the donor in Victoria, which is the capital of British Columbia, Canada. The record says it is from 1800 to 1805.
