P84.25.2

Images (5)

Sporting Life_21 Left to right P85.3.2 (top and shorts), 91.152.1 (textile wall), 82.151.88, 2010.86.48, 2000.116.10 (hats case), P84.19.3 (suit), P84.25.2 (dress)

Sporting Life_22 Left to right 91.152.1 (textile wall), P84.19.3 (suit), P84.25.2 (dress), 96.47.23 (sweater and pants), 68.143.56 (dress with bow), 88.133.25 (scarf wall), 76.29.46 and 76.29.47 (top and skirt), 80.71.8 (ensemble)

Uniformity_32 P84.25.2 (dress), 68.143.56 (dress)

Uniformity_05 left to right P84.25.2 (dress), 68.143.56 (dress with bow), U.636 (white cap), 84.26.4 (sailor set), 82.151.88 (cap), 93.26.2 (sailor top), 85.87.2 (sequined set), 2012.56.1 (top), 2015.89.8 (pants), 2015.37.3 (ensemble)

Object: Dress

Brand: Haas Brothers

Date: c. 1895

Medium: Cotton pique

Country: USA

Credit Line: Museum purchase

Object number: P84.25.2

DescriptionMiddy dress: white cotton pique with red cotton and white braid trim; V-neckline (lacking dickey); red sailor collar with braid trim; fitted back with welt tucks releasing at seat; one piece leg o' mutton sleeve with red braid trimmed barrel cuff; underarm side panel; front with three waist tucks at both sides and red braid trimmed scarf ties at both sides neckline; eight button center front closing. Matching skirt: floor length, five gore; 2.5 cm waistband; pleats at center back waist; front with princess seams; red band at hem with white braid trim. Coordinated belt: red cotton with white braid trim; 4.5 cm wide; hook and eye closing.

Label Text:This charming ensemble features a “middy” style blouse, which was named after a naval garment worn by midshipmen. Children were first dressed in sailor suits in the mid-nineteenth century, and the style also became fashionable for women’s sport and leisure activities. Lightweight, washable fabrics and simple embellishments characterized the readily mass-produced designs.

Exhibitions:

Sporting Life
Uniformity
Norman Norell
Seventh Avenue: Fashion Walk of Fame