Dress

Marks or LabelsStamped on Petersham belt in bodice: Miss K. Cunningham / COSTUMIER / 2070 St. Catharines Street, / Montreal. Stamped on underarm lining pads: THE BEST / WARRANTED / KLEINERT / TRADEMARK / The Gem / REGISTERED / 4

Date 1898

Medium / Technique Figured silk taffeta with satin stripes, silk satin underskirt, glazed cotton lining, cotton lace, silk velvet ribbon

Dimensions.1) Bodice: 44.8 cm (length); bust: 68.6 cm (circumference); sleeve: 53.6 cm (length) .2.1) Overskirt: 120.2 cm (length); waist: 59.2 cm (circumference) .2.2) Underskirt: 101.4 cm (length); waist: 57.0 cm (circumference)

ClassificationPersonal Objects - Clothing - Main Garments

Origin Montreal, Quebec, Canada, North America

Object NumberM970.23.77.1-2

DivisionDress, Fashion and Textiles - Fashion, clothing and accessories

CollectionMcCord

CreditGift of Margaret Van Horne

NotesExhibition Costume Balls - Dressing Up History, 1870-1927

Madame Joliet,
Explorers, Discoverers and Visitors set

Mary Van Horne, Sir William Van Horne’s sister, portrayed Françoise Bissot, who married explorer Louis Jolliet in the late 17th century. She used a spelling that gave a nod to the Van Horne family’s hometown of Joliet, Illinois. The fontange headdress and row of bows on her bodice evoke styles of that period, but the hourglass silhouette is very much of 1898!

Status

Not on view

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