Dress

Clothing/Dress/Costume

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Genesee Country Village & Museum

Name/Title

Dress

Entry/Object ID

G2006.073ab

Description

2-piece dress made of fine silk and wool challis printed with mulberry, red and gold floral with a geometric stripe pattern. Bodice (a) - Basque; high round neck. Piped armscyes; dropped shoulder seams with wide bell sleeves. Lined with fine white twill cotton; white lining cambric in sleeves. Soft mulberry colored thread buttons Skirt (b) - gathered onto white cotton waistband. Unlined. Hem faced with brown lining cambric.

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, Wool

Lining

Cotton

Color

Red

Made/Created

Date made

1858 - 1860

Parts

Count

2

Parts

Bodice - G2006.073a Skirt - G2006.073b