Dresses

125 artworks

Dress made by an unidentified enslaved woman

American Black Fashion Museum, 1840

Dress made by an unidentified enslaved woman

Unidentified Woman or Women, 1840

Brown and cream striped day dress from the Civil War era

India Rubber Comb Company, 1860

Brown and cream striped day dress from the Civil War era

Unknown, 1860

Brown and cream striped day dress from the Civil War era

American Black Fashion Museum, 1860

Emancipation Era dress worn by formerly enslaved woman Tempy Ruby Bryant

Tempy Ruby Bryant, American, born ca. 1848, 1890

Yellow cotton dress with eyelet yoke

American Black Fashion Museum, 1910

Black silk dress with crepe overlay and embroidery

Unknown, 1910

White net dress and matching vest with ribbon applique

Unknown, 1910

Yellow cotton dress with eyelet yoke

Unknown, 1910

White striped cotton dress with lace

American Black Fashion Museum, 1910

Black silk dress with crepe overlay and embroidery

American Black Fashion Museum, 1910

White striped cotton dress with lace

Unknown, 1910

White net dress and matching vest with ribbon applique

American Black Fashion Museum, 1910

Net and lace child's dress with satin floral ribbon

Ann Lamb Davis, 1920

White cotton voile pinafore dress with floral embroidery

American Black Fashion Museum, 1920

Cream dress with floral lace and embroidery

Unknown, 1920

White cotton voile pinafore dress with floral embroidery

Unknown, 1920

Pink floral drop waist dress with belt and fabric scrap

American Black Fashion Museum, 1920

Cream dress with floral lace and embroidery

American Black Fashion Museum, 1920

Dress worn by Marie Monroe of Rosewood, Florida

American Marie Monroe, 1920

Dress worn by Marie Monroe of Rosewood, Florida

Unknown, 1920

Net and lace child's dress with satin floral ribbon

Unknown, 1920

Net and lace child's dress with satin floral ribbon

American Black Fashion Museum, 1920