Dress

Object/Artifact

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Genesee Country Village & Museum

Name/Title

Dress

Entry/Object ID

G89.231

Description

Study piece Entirely hand stitched tan Moire/satin striped poplin (silk warp, heavy cotton weft MID); bell sleeves edged with needlerun lace, puffed sleeve caps; puffed sleeve caps; long pointed waist with shirred gathered V neckline (which probably is not original)

Collection

Bruce and Susan Greene Costume Collection

Made/Created

Date made

1850 - 1855

Notes

User Age: Adult Gender: Female

Ethnography

Culture/Tribe

American

Lexicon

Search Terms

hand stitched, moire/satin, bell sleeves, needlerun lace, puffed sleeve caps