Black Dress
Historical artifact -- Dress
Identifier:
D34.1Description
There are two pieces to the dress. The top is is D34.1A and the skirt is E78Black two piece dress with black lace over the entire garment. The neckline is at the base of the neck, the shoulder seams are natural, sleeve fullness is narrow and equal from shoulder to wrist, with lace at the ends. Th bodice has no distinctive bodice treatment or waistline. The closure complexity is simple and in the center front of the bodice with 8 black buttons.
Along the closure on both sides is vertical bunched up lace that goes around the back of the collar. Sewn into the inside of the bodice is a lace overskirt and on the lower back of the bodice is a bunch of gathered lace.