Art Institute of Chicago
Fragment of a Woman's Skirt Flounce
Probably France
- Date
- c. 1850
- Medium
- Silk, warp-faced pattern woven to shape, on plain weave foundation
- Culture
- France
- Department
- Textiles
- Institution
- Art Institute of Chicago
During the middle of the 1800s, European and American women’s fashion favored voluminous bell-shaped skirts worn with matching, tightly fitted bodices, which helped make the wearer’s waist appear slender in comparison to the full skirt below. Such skirts were often decorated with several tiers of gathered flounces that added volume to the already wide garments.
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- Object type
- AAT300209261
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