Silk Velvet Two-Piece Dress Ensemble Trimmed with Fur, 1900

This ensemble is from the Tasha Tudor Collection of the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation. Tasha Tudor (née Starling Burgess, 1915-2008) was a writer and illustrator of children’s books, including Mother Goose and Corgiville Fair. The idyllic, 19th century world she painted in her books was the lifestyle she pursued: for much of her adult life Tudor lived on New England farms, weaving, tending to animals, baking bread, and collecting, mending, and wearing centuries-old clothing.

For detailed biography, see Jeanette Chandler Knazek, “Tasha Tudor,” Tashatudorandfamily.com.

Purple silk velvet two-piece dress ensemble including a fitted riding jacket faced with lavender silk satin jacquard, gathered cap fitted sleeves, all trimmed in brown fur around lapels, sleeves, and bottom hemline; paired with matching purple silk velvet skirt with center back pocket and striped taffeta lining with ruffled hemline.
Unlabeled
Size Label: N/A
Accession No.: 1998-242, a & b

Approximate Measurements:
Shoulders: 12.5"
Chest: 33"
Waist: 25"
Length (high shoulder point to hem): 17"
Sleeve (center back neck to hem): 35"

SKIRT
Waist: 25"
Hips: 45"
Length (side waist band to hem): 45.5"

Deaccessioned by the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, Proceeds to Benefit the Acquisition Fund