1891 Reception Dress (Elizabeth Estervig)

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1891 Reception Dress

This project was draped based off of the image in A Separate Sphere: Dressmakers in Cincinnati's Golden Age, 1877-1922 (Costume Society of America Series)

The image used for purposes of research was this one

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First step for looking into this project was to do some research.

A trip to the Goldstein Gallery:

Now here's the plug:

You can go into the Goldstein Gallery yourself and look at the pieces above as well as many many others. It is open to the public. Just make an appointment. They are very friendly and extremely helpful.

http://goldstein.che.umn.edu/

Do it. You know you want to.

This Dress was draped on a form, with corset, bustle, and peticoat.

Here are the final pattern pieces:

The Bodice is flat lined silk and cotton cotuil, and the skirt is silk and lined with silk to just above the detail. The Petticoat is muslin with silk double box pleats. The overcoat and dickie are out of cotton velveteen, and flat lined with stiff cotton twill.