UCONN HISTORICAL COSTUME & TEXTILE COLLECTION




1815

dress


black and white small checked dress of silk. Long sleeves below epaulettes and high collar to support a ruff, popular at this period. Empire waist redingote with a fall front.

Wilma Keyes started the Interior Design program at UCONN that ultimately led to the Art Department being established.


Provenance:
Keyes, Wilma, Storrs, CT

Construction Label:
handmade



1968C 1815.6