Dress

Clothing/Dress/Costume

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Genesee Country Village & Museum

Name/Title

Dress

Entry/Object ID

G87.235

Description

Entirely machine-stitched dress made of brown silk with brocaded horizontal stripes. Coat sleeves with mock cuff outlined in black glass beads and black alpaca bobbin lace. Front hook / eye closure. High bodice attached to the waistband. Pleated skirt with a greater length in the back.

Collection

Bruce and Susan Greene Costume Collection

Category

Adult, Female
Historic Costume

Clothing/Dress/Costume Details

Article of Clothing/Dress/Costume

Dress

Clothing Sex

Female

Textile Details

Fabric

Silk

Color

Brown

Made/Created

Date made

1865 - 1870

Ethnography

Culture/Tribe

American