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Object Name: Gown, Evening (Gown, Evening)
Alternative Object Name: Evening dress
Date of Object, From: 1913
Date of Object, To: 1923
Material: Silk crepe, glass, satin
Description: Ladies full length peach coloured ball gown. Silk crepe, glass seed and baggett beads, silk fringe, silk, satin ribbon. Fullness over chest and scooped neck. Heavily embroidered with glass beads. Silk fringe edges pleating over neck edges. Flared skirt has diagonally draped over-skirt, edged in pink satin and silk fringe. Skirt has vertical pleats. Bodice whip-stitched to skirt. Hook and eye closure hidden with satin bows, centre back of dress. Sleeves are 3/4 length and trimmed with satin and transparent lace, edged with satin ribbon and bow. Satin bow sits at waist, centre back, with ties hanging down. Sleeves are 37 cm; waist diameter is 58 cm.
History of Use: Formal wear for ladies
Narrative: The start of the 1910s and throughout the early teens, dressmakers started to abandon the "Gibson Girl" look--tight, tiny waists and a large, mono-bosomed appearance. The influence of art-nouveau created dresses that had more curved details (i.e., the curved and fringed front on this dress), a waist that was not accentuated, and an overskirt. Waists were high, and dresses hung more loosely and were designed to be worn without corsets. It is due to dress styles like this that bras started making their first appearance.
Culture: Canadian
Dimensions: 137 (len)
Institution: Alberton Museum. Alberton, Prince Edward Island
Accession Number: 2003.001.002
Category: Personal Artifacts
Sub-category: Clothing -- Outerwear