Name/Title
Two-piece dress of cream watered-silk, with puffed sleeves and lace trim, c. 1890sEntry/Object ID
1986.51.149Description
ACC. NO. 86.51.149
SUBJECT CATEGORY: CLOTHING
DATE OR PERIOD: CIRCA 1890's
OBJECT: DRESS
DESCRIPTION:
TWO-PIECE DRESS OF A WATERED-SILK DESIGN, CREAM-COLORED. BLOUSE HAS A THREE-QUARTER-LENGTH PUFFED SLEEVES. NECKLINE HAS A BERTHA-STYLE COLLAR IN MACHINE-MADE LACE. BACK OF BLOUSE HAS STRING LACING. FULL SKIRT IS LINED AND HAS AN INTERIOR FLOUNCE TRIMMED IN MACHINE LACE.
HISTORY OF OBJECT:
DRESS WORN BY ELIZABETH, ELDEST DAUGHTER OF W W AND CAROLINE CHIPMAN.
ACQUIRED FROM:
ROSCOE AND D'ARCY HAMILTON
DONATED: AUGUST 28, 1986
CATALOGED: FEBRUARY 28, 1998
