Dress

Clothing/Dress/Costume

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Genesee Country Village & Museum

Name/Title

Dress

Entry/Object ID

G85.762ab

Description

2-piece morning dress made of a brown plaid cotton; machine stitched (home); a) Mother of pearl buttons down front of jacket which has high neck with narrow band collar; long fairly close-fitting sleeves. Fitted in front with pairs of long darts. Flares widely over the hips.b) Gathered skirt full for bustle in back; deep ruffle around bottom of skirt. Back closure.

Collection

Bruce and Susan Greene Costume Collection

Made/Created

Date made

1880

Notes

User Age: Adult Gender: Female

Ethnography

Culture/Tribe

American

Lexicon

Search Terms

Day dress, Morning dress, Woman, Female, cotton, machine stitched, mother of pearl

Relationships

Related Places

Place

Town

Greenwood

State/Province

New York

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America