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Dress

Object Name:
Dress
Object ID:
1961.040.04
Date:
circa 1880
Description:
Dress. Printed pink sateen, with stripes and motifs of black and white, and white dots. Fitted bodice, boned, black lace over white yoke, with three tiers of ruffles edged with black lace, opening at side front. High puce velvet collar trimmed with black lace. Long sleeves gathered into cuff of the velvet and black lace, over-sleeve with five tiers of ruffler edges with lace. Lined with pink polished cotton. Flaring skirt with fullness at back, unlined, with five tiers of ruffles edged with black lace. Cotton muslin lining in bodice. Twill weave and printed.
Material:
Textile
Silk
Velvet
Cotton
Provenance:
Given in memory of Helen Richardson Southworth, Franklin, NH.
Credit Line:
Given in Memory of Helen Richardson Southworth, Franklin, N.H.
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