Woman's day ensemble in brown and black silk moiré taffeta
- Attributed to
- Price, Louvinia, American, 1857 - 1935
- Owned by
- Cordice, Lucy Louvinia, American, 1915 - 1995
- Subject of
- Black Fashion Museum, American, 1979 - 2007
- Date
- 1860-1874
- Medium
- silk taffeta
- Dimensions
- L x W (jacket): 28 × 25 1/2 in. (71.1 × 64.8 cm)
- Sleeve (jacket): 23 1/4 in. (59.1 cm)
- L x W (skirt): 44 × 146 in. (111.8 × 370.8 cm)
- Waist (skirt): 27 1/2 in. (69.9 cm)
- Caption
- Born enslaved in Alabama, Louvinia Price (1857–1934) worked as a dressmaker after gaining her freedom. This silk moiré ensemble is believed to have been made by Price for an employer, who later returned it to her. Lucy Cordice, also a designer and dressmaker, inherited it from Price, her grandmother.
- Description
- A woman’s day ensemble consisting of a full skirt and jacket composed of silk moiré taffeta in wide black and brown vertical stripes. The jacket has round, black buttons up the front, black beaded trim along the bottom hem, and cream ruffle trim at the collar and cuffs.
- Place made
- Selma, Dallas County, Alabama, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Clothing - Fashion and Historical
- Type
- bodices
- skirts
- Topic
- Clothing and dress
- Craftsmanship
- Design
- Emancipation
- Fashion
- Fashion design
- Labor
- Skilled labor
- Slavery
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Black Fashion Museum founded by Lois K. Alexander-Lane
- Object number
- 2007.3.159ab
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.