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Clothes for Women
Inventory number
2021.9.10.1ac.CW.DR.C1877.US
Description
Gown made of three-pieces. Princess line top with long stylized bow at the back, low stand collar closes at the front with mother-of-pearl buttons. Skirt decorated with fourteen pleated ribbons sewn to the main body. Skirt train decorated with pleated ribbon and lace on the bottom edge.
 
Material
Silk taffeta
Origin
circa 1877 United States
Related object
Coat
Exhibitions History
• 2021.10.05–2022.01.16. ‘Leather and Fashion.’ ‘Aušros’ museum Chaimas Frenkelis Villa, Šiauliai, Lithuania.
• 2022.07.08–2022.11.01. ‘The Beginnings of the Railway in Liepaja (1871–1940). From the collection of Alexandre Vassiliev foundation.’ Liepaja Museum, Liepaja, Latvia.
• 2023.04.25–2023.10.07. ‘The romance of Travelling. From the collection of Alexandre Vassiliev foundation.’ Šilutė Hugo Sheu Museum (Hugo Sheu Manor), Šilutė, Lithuania.
• 2024.11.13–2025.04.14. ‘So cold.’ Alexandre Vassiliev foundation together with Fashion Museum. Fashion Museum, Riga, Latvia.
• 2025.12.12–2026.04.18. ‘Fashion inspired by Cold. From the collection of Alexandre Vassiliev foundation.’ Palanga Resort museum, Lithuania.