Dress

Clothing/Dress/Costume

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Historic Germantown

Name/Title

Dress

Entry/Object ID

CW 31

Description

Woman's dress. Skirt is two shades of brown and black plaid silk. Very full skirt, to be worn with hoop. Pointed waist trimmed with brown cord. Round neck. Sleeves puffed at top. Laced with cord and trimmed with brown fringe. Distinctive 'V' shape.

Made/Created

Date made

circa 1855 - circa 1860

Place

* Untyped Place

Paris, France

Label/Inscription/Signature

Transcription

"Gabriel & Deming / Paris"

Provenance

Notes

Donor: Mrs. Holman White, 1944.