Dress

Clothing/Dress/Costume

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Historic Germantown

Name/Title

Dress

Entry/Object ID

CW 85 A-C

Description

White taffeta dress with black check and polka dots. Waist buttoned in front, with high collar, trimming of white net, black lace and black velvet ribbon; steel buckles; silk tucked and Eton effect; skirt full, slight train, full shaped flounce with black lace insertion at top; five rows of velvet ribbon on bottom. Petticoat. [A—bodice; B—skirt; C—Belt]

Clothing/Dress/Costume Details

Article of Clothing/Dress/Costume

Dress

Clothing Sex

Female

Textile Details

Fabric

Taffeta

Material

Silk

Color

White

Made/Created

Date made

circa 1910

Time Period

20th Century

Provenance

Notes

Donor: Mrs. Edward P. Goodell, March 1947