Dress
1803-1805
Cotton muslin
Museum purchase
Object numberP91.95.2
White chemise gowns were radically simple in appearance and egalitarian in their cut and color. With its slender elegance of line, this style was intended to reference classical drapery and emphasized a truth of form. Fashion historians have noted that the chemise dress was “not as simple in semiotics as it was in shape.”
DescriptionEmpire style dress in sheer white muslin with vertical gauze bands, tambour embroidered with floral motifs on the bands and sprigs allover; wide round neck, short sleeves, and long trained skirt with CB pleating.Collections
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