Gray silk one piece dress

Date

• ca. 1908

Summary

• A gray silk one piece dress decorated with black embroidery, black satin covered buttons, gray lace, peach satin ribbon and peach glass buttons. The bodice has an inset of open weave lace at the neck and forms the collar. The high collar is boned. The same net forms the undersleeve from the elbow to the wrist. The oversleeve extends to the elbow and is trimmed in gray lace and peach satin ribbon. The bodice is a complicated arrangement of self fabric pleats, gray lace, peach buttons, ribbon etc. The skirt is much simpler and is in two pieces. The overskirt has black embroidery in an apron effect. It has a 26" waist, 43" from the center front at the waist. Where the self fabric belt attaches, there is a decoration that resembles a round medal with two ribbons hanging from it.