Title	May Party
Subject	Clothing and dress Costume Fashion Fashion Plates Fashion Illustrations
Description	A May Party, demonstrating differing dress standards for different generations. The dress on the far left shows a wide neckline with lace trim, a large shawl edged with ruffles; a full, flounced skirt; and a wide brimmed hat with lace hanging from the edge of the brim and tied with ribbons. The older woman is seated and is wearing a dress decorated with bows that has a high collar; long, full sleeves with contrasting undersleeves, gloves, a full skirt, and a lace trimmed bonnet. The young girl in center is wearing a dress with a pleated bodice trimmed in lace around the square neckline; short, puffed sleeves; and a full skirt. The woman on the far right has a dress with 3/4 length sleeves, a full flounced skirt, and a wrap that has ruffled edges and a large bow in back. Her hair is pulled back and decorated with rosettes and ribbons. (published for Godey's)
Collector	Barton, Mary A., 1894-1976.
Creator	unknown
Date	1859
Collection	Fashion Illustration Collection, 1776-1979 (bulk 1804-1935); http://findingaids.lib.iastate.edu/spcl/arch/rgrp/21-7-9.html
Location	Iowa State University Library Special Collections and University Archives; http://archives.lib.iastate.edu/
Call Number	RS 21/07/009
Format	Fashion illustration 15.2x22.9 cm
Format-Medium	Printed plates, with mechanized color added
Identifier	21-7-9.Barton.5-7-1
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Hardware/Software	Creo iQsmart3; Kodak oXYgen Scan
Image Manipulation	none
Date-Created	2004-08-30
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