Dress by Josephine H. Egan. The dress has a black full-length skirt made of a smooth fabric, possibly velvet. The skirt is gathered at the waist. A long brown and gold brocade jacket with a black satin-like lapel and cuffs covers the top half. The jacket buttons at the front. A frilly white ruffled neck piece attached at the back. The dress is on a white mannequin with no head or limbs. The background is a plain light purple color.
Artwork details
- Date:
- 1880
- Medium:
- silk, metal thread
- Culture:
- American
- Dimensions:
- 486 × 625 px
- Museum record:
- View original
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