Bissonnette on Costume; Time Search: The Nineteenth Century: 1860-1860

Bissonnette on Costume
Time Search; The Nineteenth Century: 1860 to 1869
Anne Bissonnette, Curator
Kent State University Museum

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Robe à transformation, England, circa 1860-1865.
Ivory silk taffeta brocade, with interchangeable day bodice (first row) and evening bodice (second row). From Astley House, the country home of the Cavendish family, Yorkshire, England.
Kent State University Museum
Gift of Martha McCaskey Selhorst
KSUM 1996.058.0234a-d

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Ball gown with matching cape, England, circa 1860-1865.
Cream silk taffeta brocaded skirt and evening bodice with the label "Cowper & Co., 13 St. Ann's Square, Manchester". Ivory wool cape with quilted coral silk front edges and hood. From Astley House, the country home of the Cavendish family, Yorkshire, England.
Kent State University Museum
Gift of Martha McCaskey Selhorst
KSUM 1996.058.0232a-c

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Reception dress, circa 1867-1868.
Emerald green silk taffeta bodice and skirt decorated with black velvet appliqués with glass beads.
Kent State University Museum
Silverman/Rodgers Collection
KSUM 1983.1.105ab

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The Right Chemistry: Colors in Fashion, 1704-1918
An Eye for Design: 18th & 19th Century Fashion and Decorative Arts
Flora and Fashion: Gardens Become Us!
Of Men & Their Elegance
The Hours of the Woman of Leisure
Centuries of Chilhood

Revised 05/29/07