wedding dress (bodice, skirt)
about 1896
Unknown
American
74.144A-B
Not currently on view
Artwork Details
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Unknown
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Dimensions
A) bodice: center back 19-1/2 in., center front 16-1/2 in., bust 31 in., waist 23 in., sleeve length 24 in., shoulders 11-1/2 in. B) skirt: center back 72 in., center front 39 in., waist 22 in., hips 60 in.
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Gift of Mrs. William A. Nyland
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Provenance
Mrs. William Nyland, Indianapolis, Indiana; given to Indianapolis Museum of Art in 1974.
Gallery Labels
In the 1890s, the focal point of every dress was the full and puffy sleeves, known as leg-o-mutton. This trend was the revival of sleeve styles that were in fashion in the 1830s.
Leg-o-mutton sleeves further accentuate the narrow waist of the hourglass silhouette. The bustle diminished in size in the early 1890s, and by 1893 it was just a padded stay. The sleeves in this dress are tightly fitted from above the elbow to the wrist and loosely gathered.
It is very likely that this wedding dress was inspired by a "promenade costume" designed by Charles Frederick Worth, which was published in Harper's Bazaar in 1896.
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