Dress

Museum number:
1-255578
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.3032
Description:
Dress, pale green silk and silk organza skirt with pleats and ribbon inserts near hem. Organza and lace pointed hem overskirt, lace-trimmed hanging sleeve; back closure with hooks and eyes and covered buttons. Three types manufactured lace; applique, embroidered net, and bobbin-type. Damaged. Approximately 160 cm in length. May have been wedding gown, or evening gown.
Donor:
Design Department (UC Berkeley)
Collection place:
California
Culture or time period:
United States Historic
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Dresses (garments)
Function:
2.4 Fine Clothes and Accoutrements not used exclusively for status or religious purposes
Accession date:
1974
Department:
Nonnative California (archaeology and ethnology)
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Dress, accession number 1-255578, described as Dress, pale green silk and silk organza skirt with pleats and ribbon inserts near hem. Organza and lace pointed hem overskirt, lace-trimmed hanging sleeve; back closure with hooks and eyes and covered buttons. Three types manufactured lace; applique, embroidered net, and bobbin-type. Damaged. Approximately 160 cm in length. May have been wedding gown, or evening gown.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Dress, accession number 1-255578, described as Dress, pale green silk and silk organza skirt with pleats and ribbon inserts near hem. Organza and lace pointed hem overskirt, lace-trimmed hanging sleeve; back closure with hooks and eyes and covered buttons. Three types manufactured lace; applique, embroidered net, and bobbin-type. Damaged. Approximately 160 cm in length. May have been wedding gown, or evening gown.

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