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Dress

Object Name:
Dress
Object ID:
1983.002.12
Date:
1840-1850
Description:
Dress. Purple, green and tan plaid taffeta dress with brown cotton twill underbodice and skirt facing. 10" skirt lining; braid trim. Unfitted in front. Referred to on one list as "Taffeta plaid housecoat."
Material:
Textile
Cotton
Provenance:
From the Frost Homestead, Durham, N.H.
Credit Line:
Gift of George F. Sawyer and Charles H. Sawyer
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