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Dress

Object Name:
Dress
Object ID:
1966.041.06
Place of Origin:
Paris?
Date:
1872-1875
Description:
Dress - One piece silk dress with close fitting bodice and underskirt. Gown made of loosely woven silk, off white, with threads of mustard, orange and green. Trimmed with vest of mustard-colored silk and pattern on sleeves of same material and underskirt of same. Decorated with ribbons of white, orange, and olive green grosgrain. Marked Marie Plummer, 1875 Probably made in Paris. Long train. Fringe. Organdy stiffener in hem and lined with cotton twill. Leno weave openwork .
Material:
Textile
Silk
Credit Line:
Gift of Marie Busiel Plummer
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