Red and white eyelet dress

Source catalog description

This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.

A red and white cotton eyelet dress. The dress is made of white cotton eyelet also known as broderie anglaise stitched with red cotton thread. The dress is sleeveless and has a V neckline with a rounded point. Ruffled eyelet trim with scalloped edges finished with red thread is stitched to the neckline and armscyes. There is an inverted V shaped panel that starts under the bustline and ends at the waist, it’s point at the top aligns with the center front seam. Hip panels are stitched to the bottom of the waistline, starting at a point at the center and curving outwards five inches below the waistline at the side seams. The same trim used at the bodice of the dress is stitched to the edges of the hip panels. The dress has a straight fitted silhouette but flairs out at the knees from the four added godets at the front.

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