Wedding dress with pinked flounces
The tiny waist (59 cm) of the Amsterdam bride Seraphine Asscher came very close to the then prevailing ideal of beauty: the perfect waist fit between two male hands. In keeping with tradition, the seamstress made a modest dress for this Jewish
bride, but decorated the bodice and train with fashionable ruffled ‘effilé flounces.’ This technique involves cutting away fabric to create movement and texture.
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Wedding dress with pinked flounces
The tiny waist (59 cm) of the Amsterdam bride Seraphine Asscher came very close to the then prevailing ideal of beauty: the perfect waist fit between two male hands. In keeping with tradition, the seamstress made a modest dress for this Jewish
bride, but decorated the bodice and train with fashionable ruffled ‘effilé flounces.’ This technique involves cutting away fabric to create movement and texture.
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Gift of A. Levenbach-van der Waerden, Amsterdam
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Schenking van A. Levenbach-van der Waerden, Amsterdam
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Het smalle middel (59 cm) van ...... glijkheid en textuur ontstaat.
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The tiny waist (59 cm) of the ...... o create movement and texture.
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identifier
BK-1969-32
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publisher
Rijksmuseum
title
Trouwjurk met gekartelde stroken
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Wedding dress with pinked flounces
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created
1891
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1891
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Collectie: kostuums en accessoires
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Collection: costumes and accessories
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temporal
fourth quarter 19th century
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vierde kwart 19e eeuw
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