When Lady Carla de Jonge began her work at the Centraal Museum the costume collection consisted of just a few articles of clothing and this complete dress. The Lady emphasizes in her influential publication 'A Century of Dutch fashion' (1941) the meticulous finish of the dress: "The edging of both skirts and the double cape, or 'palantine' as it is called in old fashion publications, is embellished with tulle, which is embroidered with overlapping circles, a beautiful piece of handwork." The balloon-like sleeves, called ‘Gigots’, were characteristic for this timeframe. It is noteworthy that the name of the owner of the dress was supplied when it was donated; the dress was probably worn by the Lady Henrietta van Dielen-Alewijn (1805-1870) from Utrecht when she married in 1834, for the second time. White wedding dresses became fashionable in the 19th century. This dress is an early example. Having a special wedding dress made was an expensive business and the reason for this is evident in the exceptional details of this beautifully made dress. The expense incurred is also the reason why not all brides wore white; some simply wore the best dress they already owned. This could mean that, unknown to us, some of the jewels in our collection may be wedding dresses.
Title
Redingote met onderjapon
Artist
Dating
1835 - 1836
Material and technique
Object number
4476/001-004
Object type
Acquisition
schenking 1904
Dimensions
achterlengte japon 150 cm
mouwlengte 53 cm
mouwwijdte 82 cm
zoomwijdte japon 400 cm
achterlengte onderjurk 130 cm
zoomwijdte onderjurk 350 cm
hoogte cm
breedte cm
diepte cm
Documentation
- Uit de Mode : collectie van het Centraal Museum, Voorw. Bart Rutten, tekst Ninke Bloemberg, Anne-Karlijn van Kesteren, Rosalie Sloof … [et al.], (Bulletin [uitg. door den Nederlandschen Oudheidkundige Bond], 4 en 5; VI, 1905-07), p. 18, afb. in kleur p.19
Exhibitions
- Uit de Mode, Centraal Museum
- Ruisende Rokken : 200 jaar kostuums uit de collectie van het Centraal Museum Utrecht, Centraal Museum
- Het costuum onzer voorouders 1750-1915, Volksuniversiteit Rotterdam
- Het costuum onzer voorouders 1750-1915, ten bate van de Vereenigingen "Amsterdam I" en "Boddaert-Tehuizen", Restaurant Trianon
- Het costuum onzer voorouders 1750-1915, ten bate van de Provinciale Geldersche Vereeniging tot bestrijding ter Tuberculose, Musis Sacrum
- Het costuum onzer voorouders 1750-1915, ten bate van de Vereeniging Tegemoetkoming In Bijzondere Omstandigheden, Ridderzaal
- Tentoonstelling van Historische Kleeding, Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam
Persistent url
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