Dress

Clothing/Dress/Costume

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Historic Germantown

Name/Title

Dress

Entry/Object ID

CW 180

Description

Rich brown afternoon gown of embossed velvet and satin; basque with long tight sleeves, high neck, fitted and boned, buttoned down front with lovely buttons; skirt with pleated satin ruffle and overskrit of velvet, full satin drapery at back with bustle.

Made/Created

Date made

circa 1880

Time Period

19th Century

Provenance

Notes

Worn by Mrs. Charles Betts in 1880 Gift of her daughter, Mrs. J. Linden Heacock, January 1956