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Object Description
| Basic ID | Setting-out ensemble, 1914. Wool gabardine, silk brocade, silk braid, porcelain buttons, silk thread tassel. Marshall Field & Co. Gift of Mrs. Howard Linn. 1944.56a-c. |
| Artists/Makers | Marshall Field & Company (distributor) |
| Title | Ensemble: jacket, vest, and skirt |
| Place of Origin | Chicago (Ill.) |
| Date | 1914 |
| Description | Ensemble of gray green wool gabardine. Jacket (a) is short, trimmed with soutache braid. Three-quarter length sleeves, no collar, with one painted porcelain button at center front and silk thread tassel. Vest (b) of silk brocade with center front button closure. Skirt (c), hobble-style, with one painted porcelain button at each hip. Ankle length. |
| Materials/Techniques |
wool (hair) silk (fiber) braid tassel brocade (textile) |
| Marks | Marshall Field & Co., Chicago |
| Object History | Setting-out ensemble worn by Lucy McCormick Blair after her marriage on May 9th, 1914 to Howard Linn at Fourth Presbyterian Church in Chicago. |
| Curatorial Statement | Although most brides today do not wear setting-out or going-away ensembles, the trend remained popular well into the late 1960s. Brides spent much attention on how they presented themselves for the first time after becoming a Mrs. A setting out ensemble was often worn on the first day after the wedding, the day most couples went away for their honeymoon. |
| Subjects |
Linn, Lucy Blair, 1886-1978 weddings |
| Object Types |
ensembles (costume) jackets (garments) vestees hobble skirts |
| Classification | costume (mode of fashion) |
| Categories |
clothing main garments |
| Credit Line | Gift of Mrs. Howard Linn |
| Owner | Chicago Historical Society |
| Object Number | 1944.56a-c |
| Image File Name | i54616.jpg |
| Rights | All rights reserved. Contact Chicago History Museum, Rights & Reproductions (rightsrepro@chicagohistory.org) for use. |
| Collection Name | Costume and Textile Collection |
| Repository | Chicago History Museum |
Additional Information
| Basic ID | Setting-out ensemble, 1914. Wool gabardine, silk brocade, silk braid, porcelain buttons, silk thread tassel. Marshall Field & Co. Gift of Mrs. Howard Linn. 1944.56a-c. |
| Title | i54616 |
| Image File Name | i54616.jpg |
| Rights | All rights reserved. Contact Chicago History Museum, Rights & Reproductions (rightsrepro@chicagohistory.org) for use. |
| Collection Name | Costume and Textile Collection |
| Repository | Chicago History Museum |
