Object: Dress
Brand:
Stern Brothers
(American, 1867 - 2001)
Date: c. 1910
Medium: Off white cotton, lace, green silk charmeuse, green silk, off white silk crepe chiffon, and silk net
Country: USA
Credit Line: Gift of DuBois Family
Object number: 2013.51.8
DescriptionOff white short sleeve dress in cotton eyelet re-embroidered with cotton cord in a floral border design, open work crochet lace at skirt and sleeves in a spider web and floral design of cotton cut-out flowers re-embroidered with cotton cord, attached emerald green cummerbund style belt in silk charmeuse with trailing sash ties at CB, emerald green silk at under bodice and underskirt with off white silk crepe chiffon overlay; round front neckline with crochet and cord trim, crochet collar at back with snap closures at CB and left neckline; gore shaped insert at CF bodice in shirred silk net, narrower vertical insert at CF skirt; narrow crochet trim band at front and back bodice and front skirt; blouson shirred front waist, shirring at back waist; pin tucks at front and back shoulders; CB hook and eye closure at over bodice, under bodice and underskirt, tiny cloth covered buttons and loops at CB overskirt, hook and eyes and snaps at CB cummerbund; kimono sleeves, lace trim at edge; internal boning at midriff seaming, waist tape with woven Stern Brothers, Paris, New York label, CB hook and eye closure
Label Text:According to Harper’s Bazaar (1911), lingerie dresses were essential summer fashion that “no woman can afford to do without.” Accessorized with wide-brim
hats and silk parasols, they served as formal daywear for garden parties, graduations, and horse races. (Shown with parasol 72.100.315)
hats and silk parasols, they served as formal daywear for garden parties, graduations, and horse races. (Shown with parasol 72.100.315)
Exhibitions:
- Head to Toe