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Gown, Evening

Object number94.51.324 a,b

Datec. 1880

MediumSilk, cotton, metal, glass, linen, wood

Credit LineTransfer from Carnegie Museum of Natural History

DescriptionTwo-piece floral evening gown consisting of bodice and skirt. Bodice. Cream silk with brocade with wide light blue and narrow black stripe with embroidered multi-colored sprays and nosegays of flowers. Sweetheart neckline, closed in front with covered buttons. Had lace insert around neckline (only small remnant remains). Straight sleeves with binding. Skirt. Cream silk with brocade wide light blue and narrow black stripe with embroidered multi-colored sprays and nosegays of flowers. Hook-and-eye closure at back. Front of skirt with multi-tiers of lace, silk fringe, glass beads, fringe, silk covered balls ending with pink silk satin tabs. Has six silk rosettes down front.Dimensions26.5 in. (67.3 cm)
Historical NotesThis dress belonged to Rosalie Spang. Rosalie's grandfather, Henry Spang, started the Etna Iron Works with his son, Rosalie's father, Charles Frederick in 1828. By the 1840s, they were making the first iron pipe west of the Alleghenies. By 1877, the company name had changed to Spang, Chalfant & Company. Rosalie died in 1932 at the age of 87. Miss Spang spent much of her life in Nice, France.

Related institution Spang, Chalfant and Company

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