Dress
- Object Name:
- Dress
- Object ID:
- 1967.037.01
- Date:
- circa 1890
- Description:
- Dress. Two piece black faille dress; silk taffeta Bodice fitted, pointed front and back, gathered at front shoulders and loosely pleated tie waist. Black grosgrain and satin ribbon puffed vestee. Narrow, stand-up collar. Long sleeves, gathered at top, tapered to tight fitting at wrist, trimmed with same ribbon. Black lace sewed around bottom. Lined with tan cotton twill lining cloth and lightly boned. Full skirt, pleated from waist, to hem, gathered at back with very slight train. Has been let out at waist. Same grosgrain and satin ribbon trim of long streamer either side of front ending with knot and loop and end. Skirt lined with silk twill. Stiffener and hem tape on skirt bottom.
- Material:
- Textile
Cotton
Silk
Satin - Provenance:
- Belonged to Mary R. Swain (1835-1911), wife of Capt. David A. Swain, and said to have been worn at a reception for a "Lord".
- Credit Line:
- Gift of Hazel H. Durfee
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