A) Woman's suit blouse. Green/gold brocade with navy blue paisley woven into fabric. Hand sewn. Long sleeves fitted to elbow, sleeve is puffy and lined with paisley; covering of black chiffon and 3 strips of paisley ending in cuff. High neck, fitted bodice, front underneath is cotton, closes in front with hook & eye. Back is smocked, chiffon covers cotton. Top layer is paisley print with scooped neck that closes at waist with velvet ribbon tie. 32cm W (shoulder) x 45cm L x 26cm (waist).
B) Woman's suit skirt. Hand sewn, green/gold brocade with navy blue paisley print woven into fabric; waistband closes in back with ties. Skirt was once lined with brown silk; it has deteriorated. A-Line, hemline has strip of fabric sewn around bottom with stiffener and underneath has black velvet ribbon sewn to hemline. 32cm (waist) x 110cm L x 150cm W (at hem).
Dimensions
A) W. 32 [shoulder] x L. 45 x 26 [waist] cm (W. 12.6 [shoulder] x L. 17.7 x 10.2 [waist] in) B) L. 110 x W. 32 [waist] ; 150 [hem] cm (L. 43.3 x W. 12.6 [waist] ; 59 [hem] in)
Place of Origin
Tex.
Provenance
Gift from Weems-Craig Family to Texas Memorial Museum, 10/12/1886