Collection Highlights
Pierre Toussaint (ca. 1781-1853)
Date:
ca. 1825
Object Number:
1920.4
Medium:
Watercolor on ivory
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Skirt
Object Number:
INV.14567.7
Date:
1800-1830
Medium:
Cotton
Dimensions:
Part (skirt): 42 x 27 in. (106.7 x 68.6 cm)
Part (train): 35 1/2 x 22 in. (90.2 x 55.9 cm)
Description:
White cotton skirt of a "high stomacher dress"; originally attached to back of bodice; metallic embroidered scroll and flower decoration all over; short rounded train.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
