Grand Rapids Public Museum Collections : Artifact : Dress [121909]

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Clothing and Accessories
Women's Clothing ➔ Dress

Identifier:

121909

Description:

This dress made of taffeta features a net overlay designed with metal sequins and beadwork. The standing collar is made of lace as is the yoke. This dress also has lace undersleeves. There are elaborate designs on the center front of the boned bodice and also on the skirt hem. This dress is gathered at the back and has a train. Features that indicate this is an 1890s dress are the monobosom and the standing collar.

This dress was created by Julius Barnes & Co. and was part of the Miss May Godfrey Collection.

Date:

circa 1895

Materials:

Taffeta, net, metal sequins, beads, lace

Current Location Status:

In Storage

Collection Tier:

Tier 2

Source:

Gift Of Eudora Estabrook

Exhibit/Program:

Artifact GR (2012 – 2013)
Artifact GR was a project which invited members of the community into the archives of the Grand Rapids Public Museum, and asked them to write about their experiences. The resulting submissions were cataloged in an interactive website (www.artifactgr.org) and in a published book (http://www.blurb.com/b/4400444-the-artifact-projectsoftcover).