Iowa Heritage Digital Collections
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Day dresses

Day dresses

Title

Day dresses

Description

Two day dresses with small sloped bustles and narrow skirts creating hobble effect, coat sleeves with wide cuffs, and stand-up collars. Left dress has overskirt gathered into contrasting train, diamond-shaped cutouts of contrasting fabric down entire front, contrast fabric edges pocket opening, carrying parasol. Right dress has princess seams and gathered fabric behind knees with large ruffle around hem and hat with bow and flowers and a parasol. Young boy wearing a below-the-knee coat with plaid stockings, and small boater hat. (published by Le Journal des Dames et des Demoiselles)

Creator

unknown

Source

RS 21/07/009

Publisher

Iowa State University Library Special Collections: http://www.add.lib.iastate.edu/spcl/index.html

Date

1878
2004-11-01

Rights

U.S. and international copyright laws protect this digital image. Commercial use or distribution of the image is not permitted without prior permission of the copyright holder. For permission to use the digital image, please contact Iowa State University Library Special Collections at archives@iastate.edu For reproductions see: http://www.add.lib.iastate.edu/spcl/services/photfees.html

Relation

Fashion Illustration Collection, 1776-1979 (bulk 1804-1935); http://www.add.lib.iastate.edu/spcl/arch/rgrp/21-7-9.html

Format

Fashion illustration; 22.9x30.5 cm
Printed plates, with mechanized color added

Type

Image

Identifier

21-7-9.Barton.8-22-1
https://digitalcollections.lib.iastate.edu/