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Dress Rendered by Henry De Wolfe (artist), c. 1940 watercolor and graphite on paperboard overall: 58.3 x 44.4 cm (22 15/16 x 17 1/2 in.) Original IAD Object: waist: 24"; bust: 35"; sleeve: 16"; skirt: 39 1/2" long Index of American Design 1943.8.9519 |
Object 23 of 26
By the 1870s, women's dresses gained fullness in back by use of a padded bustle. This two-piece dress, made of red cotton with white eyelet embroidery, has a bustle in back. The lines of the dress, however, are softer and fall closer to the body than those of fashions in the previous decade, indicating a movement toward a more natural form for women's clothing.
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