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Gown: Aesthetic wrapper-style gown (tea gown) of silk embroidered withombre wisteria; medieval and eighteenth-century influences; loose-fitting; high square neckline; loosely-pleated silk panel descends down CF of dress; hidden PL side closure; silk covered buttons through lining; long sleeves taper to point; exterior side of sleeve with inset panel of loosely pleated silk; Watteau reverse with princess seams which widen to form trained, gored skirt; lining of quilted light pink China silk; center panel with floating lining; wool lines bottom portion of skirt.
Date: 1887-89

Fan: Round fan of radiating peacock feathers; handle of bamboo with glazed straw-like material wrapped around it; twining wrapped intermittently around handle.
Date:1900-20

Details

  • Title: Tea Gown Side View
  • Creator: Unknown
  • Date Created: 1887/1889
  • Location Created: Gown: Great Britain Fan: India
  • Physical Dimensions: Gown: CB: 63" Fan: L: 17 3/4"
  • Provenance: Gown & Fan: FIDM Museum Purchase
  • Type: Gown, Fan
  • Rights: © FIDM Museum & Library, Inc. Image made available for limited non-commercial, educational, and personal use only, or for fair use as defined in the United States copyright laws. Users must cite the author and source of the image as they would material from any printed work, and the citations should include the URL “www.fidmmuseum.org”. For publication or press requests, visit http://www.fidmmuseum.org/about/rights-and-reproductions/ or email imagerights@FIDMmuseum.org.
  • Medium: Gown: Silk taffeta, silk crepe & silk embroidery floss Fan: Peacock feathers, bamboo & cotton twine

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