Object class: Needlework (visual works) / Accession number: Acc.178 / Function: 2.4 Fine Clothes and Accoutrements not used exclusively for status or religious purposes - Hearst Museum Portal Search Results

Start Over Object class Needlework (visual works) Accession number Acc.178 Function 2.4 Fine Clothes and Accoutrements not used exclusively for status or religious purposes

Hearst Museum object titled Skirt, bodice, and collar, accession number 7-7312a-c, described as a) bodice - eggshell and pink taffeta, stays, closed with hooks, covered by ivory netting, heavily embroidered, floral appliques. Appliqued floral medallions at neckline, had beads and attached by pink ribbon. Short sleeves with lace at shoulders. velvet waistline 14.5" long 29" wide b) skirt - eggshell taffeta, two rows of ruffles on hem. Covered with pale pink netting, dispersed circles of floral pattern appliqued at regular intervals, netting over skirt with multiple rows of ruffles, hand and machine sown. 43" long with train, 66" wide c) collar - pink netting, eggshell applique in leaf and organic patterns 14.5" neckline, 11" long