Additional fiber images and information available at the CAMEO Materials Database at the Museum of Fine Arts Boston.]]> the CAMEO Materials Database at the Museum of Fine Arts Boston.]]> Additional fiber images and information available at the CAMEO Materials Database at the Museum of Fine Arts Boston.]]> Additional fiber images and information available at the CAMEO Materials Database at the Museum of Fine Arts Boston.]]> Eleven gore floor-length skirt, smoothly falling from waistline seam -- no gathers or pleats. Six-seven foot train. Several pieced, flat-felled seams evident in lower skirt and train for effective use of parachute fabric to make garment. Machine stitched hem. Garment totally unlined.]]> Center back closure with 36 satin covered flattened ball buttons and satin loop closures.
Set- in full cap gathered lace sleeves, wrist length. Seam from arm muscle to wrist in which back of sleeve is fuller and gathered to sleeve front.

Skirt gathered to bodice with narrow satin piped seam. Skirt front, floor length at center front with approximate 8' train extending at center back on gown. Satin skirt with lace over satin around hip and thigh area. Lace medallions with stain cut away throughout lower areas of skirt and train. Fold up satin hem on garment and two and one-half inch mesh facing on train area (not horsehair, just flexible mesh fabric facing).

Veil. Dated 1987 by donor. Round, shaped head piece with open section in middle. Lace adorned with small pearls over buckrum. Five foot long veiling from headpiece.]]>
2 piece set in sleeves, padded shoulders
Lined in brown silk satin; zippered pocket in left side
A-line skirt of brown wool gaberdine
Raised contoured waistline faced with wide black gross grain, side zipper
Openings left in side fronts and side back seams to allow a belt to be laced through
Box kick pleat at center back with crow's foot stitch at top
Unlined
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Fitted waistline and waistline seam. Dark brown angled inset from center front bodice seam to bust forming inverted V shape in front bodice. Curved overlap at front neck above point of inverted V. Six inch zipper at center back neck. Left side zipper opening in dart. Wide once inch seams throughout including waistline seam. Underlined front bodice.

Four gore back skirt. Skirt front is one piece with fine gathers four inches wide at center front but stitched down 1" deep/long. Moderate flare to skirt, especially from gathered area at center front of skirt.
Belt: One inch side self fabric belt in pumpkin with brown looped sections on each end of belt. ]]>