Overview: The ensemble, consisting of bodice, skirt, bustle, and a hat, dates from c. 1886 - 1890. The tan bodice is decorated with brown velvet trim and beaded fringe. For additional information about the bodice, see the supplemental pages.
Construction: See supplemental pages for detailed information about the bodice.
Trim: Beaded trim consists of silk floss covered beads and amber oblong beads. The trim ends with pom-poms likely made of fur. See supplemental pages for detailed information about the bodice.
Provenance: Donated to the Costar Archive in the Department of Dramatic Art at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill by Helen Tibbo. It originally belonged to Mrs. Isaiah Howes who lived in Nantucket, Massachusetts. The label inside the garment reads L.P. Hollander & Co. of Boston.
Damage: The garment was lightly worn and is in exceptionally good shape.
Tags: Has been studied and reproduced by MFA candidate
