Medium: White cotton and lace

Date: c.1900

Country: France

Credit: Gift of Mrs. William Morgan Carpenter

The “lingerie dress” was worn for informal occasions such as garden parties. In 1902, The Delineator noted that the “dainty” white cottons used for these dresses were “more sheer than ever.” These diaphanous fabrics were provocative, but lingerie dresses were worn with a full set of undergarments beneath them.

Object Number: 74.153.1