Dress

Clothing/Dress/Costume

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Historic Germantown

Name/Title

Dress

Entry/Object ID

CW 238

Description

Woman's mourning dress. Black shot taffeta. Full skirt, attached to bodice waist. Shirring in front and back. Skirt and bodice open in front. Long shoulder line, sleeve applied with fine cord. Lace trim along neckline. Sleeves are long and narrow with tucks at cuffs. Jet buttons on bodice with silver ornamentation.

Made/Created

Date made

circa 1860

Provenance

Notes

Labeled as Quaker.