Dress

Unknown

ca. 1870 · silk · Costume Institute

By 1866 fashion had decreed that the fullness of the skirt hsould be gathered up somewhat at the back, and that an overskirt should be added to the full skirt. In 1868 the great expanse of the skirt narrowed considerably at the side, giving a much straighter silhouette in front; the fullness now moved to center back, where the primary shaping was provided by the bustle.

Artist

Unknown

Date

ca. 1870

Medium

silk

Culture

British

Department

Costume Institute

Credit line

Catharine Breyer Van Bomel Foundation Fund, 1980