Dress
- Object Name:
- Dress
- Object ID:
- 1966.520
- Place of Origin:
- Boston, MA
- Date:
- circa 1885
- Description:
- Dress. Two-piece gray silk/satin and taffeta gown, fitted and boned bodice (a) with peplum back, buttoned down front, pleated ruffle on sleeves. Full, long skirt (b) with long train. Shirred and ruffled at bottom, front gathered toward back and trimmed with grey chenille and silk fringe. Lined with tan cotton twill and lace pleated under ruffle. Stiffener and organdy in hem. Ruching in bodice and lace along bodice neckline. Fringe on bustle. "Miss C.S. Howard, Boston" in waistband.
- Material:
- Textile
Silk
Satin
Cotton - Provenance:
- Made by (or for) Miss C. S. Howard, Boston, MA.
- Credit Line:
- New Hampshire Historical Society Collection
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