Woman's Two-piece Dress LACMA M.2007.211.29a-b (1 of 9)

France, circa 1855
Costumes; principal attire (entire body)
Silk plain weave with supplementary weft-float patterning, silk satin, and silk-ribbon trim
Center back bodice length: 14 1/4 in. (36.195 cm); Center back skirt length: 48 1/2 in. (123.19 cm)
Purchased with funds provided by Suzanne A. Saperstein and Michael and Ellen Michelson, with additional funding from the Costume Council, the Edgerton Foundation, Gail and Gerald Oppenheimer, Maureen H. Shapiro, Grace Tsao, and Lenore and Richard Wayne (M.2007.211.29a-b)
Costume and Textiles