Sophie Hirabayashi 5/20/2008]]> Sophie Hirabayashi 5/20/2008]]> Sophie Hirabayashi 5/20/2008]]> velvet]]> cotton]]> lace]]> 1900s]]> Kim]]> crepe]]> lace]]> ribbon]]> silk]]> 1920s]]> Sophie Hirabayashi 1/25/2008]]> 1920s]]> lace]]> 1900s]]> Sophie Hirabayashi 1/25/2008]]> 1900s]]>


; Cream silk ensemble with black print and black lace. Band collar covered in lace. Lace inserts trimmed with ruched ribbon. Ribbon tassels (2) at side closure (left). Flutter sleeve with diamond shoulder lace, ribbon trim. Under-sleeves missing. Black silk hem at waist with flower detail. Right front overlays left front, double breasted closure. Waist tape, hook and eye closures down center front and left front. Boning between shell and lining. (Lining might not be original.) Eyes at center back waist presumably for bustle hooks. Box pleat at center back. Backs of sleeves are gathered, as well as top into armscye.  Full skirt with bustle pleats and train; pleated hem with lace trim; wide, black, zig-zag ribbon yoke pieces of cream printed fabric. Silk satin cream wide waist ribbon.]]>
Skirt: full waist 26.5, CF length 42.5, CB length 51,

Waistband: length 31 or 29, width 2.5]]> cotton]]> lace]]> metal]]> ribbon]]> silk]]> 1900s]]>
B: dark green netting and lace netting, scoop necked shrug, stiched to grosgrain at waist, wide sleeves in green netting to embellished band at elbow, netted lace below elbow 14 inches long]]> cotton]]> glass]]> metal]]> silk]]> 1920s]]> chiffon]]> 1920s]]>
gun metal seed beads forming 1.5 inch wide horizontal striped pattern, 7 repetitions;

left strap dyed blue gray;

CF square panel with wider beading pattern;

31 inch ties at CF waist;

skirt with 10 beaded tiers]]> glass]]> metal]]> silk]]> 1920s]]> Sharon Scoble, Emily Leimkuhler 3/3/2010]]> brocade]]> braid]]> silk]]> wool]]> Newark]]> New Jersey]]> United States]]> 1900s]]> Sophie Hirabayashi 12/3/2007]]> silk]]>