COLLECTION NAME:
History of Costume
Record
Title:
Ball gown
Author:
Jeanne Button and Stephen Sbarge
Date:
1865
Description:
An original ball gown held out with a bell-shaped hoop. Perhaps a frilled petticoat is beneath an elaborate puffed overdress. Scale progressions in the design create interest throughout the dress
Subject:
Costume -- History
Subject.AAT:
Evening dresses (garments)
Current Repository:
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
Style/Period:
Crinoline: 1840-1865
Collection Title:
History of Costume
Publisher.Location:
Marina Del Rey, CA 90292
Publisher:
Slide Presentations
Date.Published:
copyright 1975
Image.Date:
2007
Image.Publisher:
University of Nebraska, Architecture Visual Resources Collection
Collection information:
Collection administered by Visual Resources manager, Architecture Library (402) 472-1193
History of Costume
