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Dress

Object number94.51.488 a,b

Made by Rose A. Higgins

Date1892

Mediumsilk, cotton, steel, metal, unknown boning material

Credit LineTransfer from Carnegie Museum of Natural History, gift of Mrs. W. McG Witherow

DescriptionTwo piece full length dress consisting of a bodice and skirt. Fitted bodice with very full leg-o-mutton sleeves. Stand-up collar. Black and green striped silk sleeves. Rest of bodice made of beige/black tatted lace with outlines of flower and leaf design on backing of beige silk organza. Front lining is bright green ribbed silk. Steel hooks and eyes closure. Black silk double-ribbon finishes bottom with bow at back. Full gored skirt. Black and green striped silk. Flat on front with large double pleats in back. Fastened with hooks and eyes at placket in back. Lined with black cotton.Dimensions17 in. (43.2 cm)
Historical NotesThis dress was worn by Mrs. Mayer N. Jacobs. Dressmaker Rose Higgins went to Paris several times a year and brought back model dresses from which she made copies. Donated to the Carnegie Museum of Natural History in 1956 by Mrs. W. McG Witherow. Transferred to the Senator John Heinz History Center in 1994.

Previous owner Mrs. Mayer N. Jacobs

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