P83.23.2

Images (6)

Night and Day_08 Left to right 84.90.1 (textile case), P91.95.2 (dress) , P80.11.4 (jacket with prop dress), P83.23.2 (yellow dress), P88.8.2 (textile wall), 94.92.1 (floral dress), 71.230.9 (evening dress), 99.110.1 (hat case)

Night and Day_11 Left to right P80.11.4 (jacket with prop dress), P83.23.2 (yellow dress), P88.8.2 (textile wall)

Body_34 Left to right 2016.8.2 (corset), P83.23.2 (dress), 98.29.1 (corset)

Rainbow_12 Left to right P80.5.8 (coat), P88.14.6 (yellow dress), P86.54.24, P86.54.43, P87.40.2 (textiles case), P92.2.14 (black coat), 2002.36.1 (cape), P78.1.1 (white dress), P83.23.2 (yellow dress), P97.21.1 (scarf wall), PL71.2.2 (boots case), 68.126.32 (bag case), 2006.13.2 (bonnet case), P88.28.1 (green dress), P86.37.1 (blue dress)

Body_03 Left to right 2016.8.2 (corset), P83.23.2 (dress) 98.29.1 (corset), 2016.1.2 (tailcoat), 2013.3.4 (dress), P82.7.5 (corset), 2014.4.1 (blue corset), 75.227.41 (dress)

Object: Dress

Date: c. 1815

Medium: Silk and ribbon

Country: England

Credit Line: Museum purchase

Object number: P83.23.2

DescriptionDress in yellow and white sprigged dobby weave silk with cream silk ribbon trim; square neckline, empire waist with drawstring, short puffed sleeves with ribbon bows; ribbon trim at hem

Label Text:By 1815, embellished silk dresses prevailed for evening, often in pastel colors. Decoration on the simple, neo-classical silhouette was usually concentrated on the sleeves and hem. Seventeenth-century inspired ribbon trim at the bottom of the skirt shows the emerging influence of Romanticism.

Exhibitions:

Night and Day
She's like a Rainbow: Colors in Fashion
The Body: Fashion and Physique