Name/Title
DressEntry/Object ID
G2022.19.002a-bDescription
Two-piece twill wool day dress with standing collar, fitted Basque bodice with extended assymettrical side drape, and two-piece fitted sleeves.
Faux marcasite floret buttons, watch pockets on either side with crows' foot embroidered details.
Printed cotton lining of grape vine motif in skirt and waistband.
Tie inside skirt lining at CB. Purple wool is heavily gathere din CB, with CB closure. Pocket to the right.
Skirt wool twill hem is faced with cotton glazed fabric, while inside lining fabric with grape vien motif is hemed with black tarlatan.
Bodice is lined with brown glzed cotton and weight on all four quadrants with round, fabric-covered weights.Collection
Bruce and Susan Greene Costume CollectionMade/Created
Date made
1883 - 1886Notes
User Age: Adult
Gender: FemaleLexicon
Search Terms
Purple, Perkins', Mauve, Mauvine, Aniline Dyes, Synthetic dyes, day dress, wool twill, 1880sRelationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
Perkins, William Henry
