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Object Description
| Type | Physical Object |
| Basic ID | Ensemble, 1900. Ribbed silk, wool crepe, fox fur. Monsieur LaFerrière, Paris. Gift of Mrs. Conger. 1956.15a-b |
| Title | Ensemble: jacket and skirt |
| Artists/Makers | Monsieur LaFerrière (designer) |
| Place of Origin | Paris (France) |
| Date | 1900 |
| Physical Description | Suit of black ribbed silk. Jacket (a), waist-length, with wide collar, left front button closure, and long puffed sleeves, trimmed with panels of black and yellow wool. Skirt (b), floor-length, also trimmed in black and yellow wool embroidery, with slight train in back. Thin waistband and hook-and-eye closure at center back. |
| Materials/Techniques |
silk (fiber) wool (hair material) crepe (textile) fur (hair material) |
| Object History | Originally worn by Mrs. Bertha Honoré Palmer. |
| Curatorial Statement | On the evening of her departure to France for the Paris Exposition of 1900, Bertha Palmer posed for a photograph in this suit. |
| Classification | costume (mode of fashion) |
| Categories |
clothing main garments afternoon dress |
| Object Types |
ensembles (costume) jackets (garments) skirts (garments) |
| Related Persons | Palmer, Bertha Honoré, 1849-1918 |
| Credit Line | Gift of Mrs. Conger |
| Owner | Chicago Historical Society |
| Copyright Notice | © Chicago Historical Society, published on or before 2017, all rights reserved. |
| Exhibition History | Bertha Honoré Palmer. Chicago History Museum (2009/05/23 - 2010/01/04) |
| Object Number | 1956.15a-b |
| Image File Name | ICHi-53247; ICHi-53248; ICHi-53251; ICHi-53250; ICHi-52085 |
| Language | English |
| Repository | Chicago History Museum. 1601 North Clark Street Chicago, Illinois 60614-6038 |
| Collection Name | Museum Collection (Chicago History Museum) |
| Research Inquiry | http://libguides.chicagohistory.org/research |
| Licensing Inquiry | Visit https://images.chicagohistory.org or email rightsrepro@chicagohistory.org |
Description
| Basic ID | Ensemble, 1900. Ribbed silk, wool crepe, fox fur. Monsieur LaFerrière, Paris. Gift of Mrs. Conger. 1956.15a-b |
| Title | i53251 |
| Copyright Notice | © Chicago Historical Society, published on or before 2017, all rights reserved. |
| Repository | Chicago History Museum. 1601 North Clark Street Chicago, Illinois 60614-6038 |
| Collection Name | Museum Collection (Chicago History Museum) |
