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Object Description
| Basic ID | Dress, 1893. Ribbed silk, silk satin, silk crepe, jet beading. Robina, Paris. Permanent loan from the Art Institute of Chicago, gift of Mrs. Potter Palmer II. 1920.429a-b |
| Artists/Makers | Robina (Paris, France) (designer) |
| Title | Dress |
| Place of Origin | Paris (France) |
| Date | 1893 |
| Description | Dress of black silk with pink and green accents. Fitted bodice (a) with small standing collar; long leg-o-mutton sleeves. Black boned silk satin stomacher trimmed with green and pink ribbons, as well as jet beading. Center front hook-and-eye closure; stomacher fastens at proper left side seam. Straight, floor-length skirt; hook-and-eye closures at center back. Matching skirt (b). |
| Materials/Techniques |
silk (fiber) satin crepe jet (coal) |
| Dimensions | Chest: (31 in); Waist: (22 in); Waist: (22 in); Hip: (34 in); Other: (9 in); Length: (39 in); Length: (41 in); Other: (102 in) |
| Marks | Robina |
| Object History | Bertha Honoré Palmer commissioned this two-piece ensemble from the Parisian haute couture house Robina in 1892. |
| Curatorial Statement | Palmer commissioned this two-piece ensemble from the couture house of Robina in 1892. That same year, Ladies Home Journal made the following fashion prediction: "Everything this season must be trimmed with lace, ribbon, and jet to give it the desired stylish air...every tint of green, from light Nile to the moss shade, is fancied in Paris." |
| Subjects | Palmer, Bertha Honoré, 1849-1918 |
| Object Types |
ensembles (costume) dresses (garments) bodices skirts (garments) |
| Classification | costume (mode of fashion) |
| Categories |
clothing main garments |
| Credit Line | Loan. Courtesy of The Art Institute of Chicago |
| Owner | The Art Institute of Chicago |
| Exhibition History | Bertha Honoré Palmer. Chicago History Museum. (2009/05/23 - 2010/01/04) |
| Object Number | L.1974.16a-b |
| Image File Name | i53106.jpg; index.cpd |
| 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. 1601 North Clark Street Chicago, Illinois 60614-6038 |
Additional Information
| Basic ID | Dress, 1893. Ribbed silk, silk satin, silk crepe, jet beading. Robina, Paris. Permanent loan from the Art Institute of Chicago, gift of Mrs. Potter Palmer II. 1920.429 |
| Title | i53108 |
| 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. 1601 North Clark Street Chicago, Illinois 60614-6038 |
