Masquerade ball gown
Clothes for Women
Inventory number
2021.2.23.11ab.CW.DR.C1895.GB
Author:
Ada NETTLESHIP (British, 1856 – 1932)
Description
Champagne colour silk satin masquerade dress adorned with fuschia satin bows, in the Louis XIII and Renaissance style. Dress consisting of two parts, bodice stapled in front with crenellated basques, Venetian lace collar and imposing sleeves with slits and fins. Rich Renaissance-style embroidery in rows of pearl beads and silver sequins. Skirt mounted with flat pleats, pouff on the loins and small train, lined inside with satin and taffeta.
Materials
Silk satin
Taffeta
Pearls
Sequins
Lace
Origin
circa 1895
United Kingdom