Contributed by Maine Historical Society
Description
This 1830s dress features a boat neck style, a wide neck running shoulder to shoulder. The sleeves, meant to accentuate a small waist, added fullness to the shoulder. The tightly gathered skirt waist feature, called cartridge pleating, is a testament to the dressmaker’s skill at incorporating such a wide width of fabric into such a small circumference. The hand embroidery, known as whitework, is a technique where the embroidery thread and background fabric are one color.
About This Item
- Title: Embroidered boat neck dress, ca. 1835
- Creation Date: circa 1835
- Subject Date: circa 1835
- Location: ME
- Media: cotton
- Local Code: 1993.300.455
- Collection: Costume collection
- Object Type: Physical Object
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Maine Historical Society485 Congress Street, Portland, ME 04101
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