Gown, Evening
- Object Name:
- Gown, Evening
- Creator:
- Charles Cavernier
- Date:
- circa1894
- Description:
- Pale mint evening dress made out of silk and fashioned in paris by a French designer. The dress is in two pieces, a bodice and skirt. The bodice is an off the shoulder cut with embroidered bouquets of flowers on the shoulders and front. Velvet bows in a rose dust color line the sleeves. The bodice is equipped with lead weights covered in silk at the base of the bodice. There is elaborate beading on the sleeves and on the buttons on the back of the bodice. The skirt has a longer train and has the same trimming as the bodice.
- Place of Origin:
- 12 Place Vendome, Paris, France
- Item Number:
- 2014.40
- Accession Number:
- 2014.40
- Type of Material:
- Objects
- Copyright Statement:
- For information regarding copyright, permissions, and reproductions contact the Strawbery Banke Museum
- Participating Organization:
- Strawbery Banke Museum
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