Dress

Clothing/Dress/Costume

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Historic Germantown

Name/Title

Dress

Entry/Object ID

CW 188

Description

Empire dress of soft cream silk with fine decorative stripes of satin. Skirt long and plain with double pleat at center of back. Neck pointed in back. Typical back seams. Front gathered on cord and square. Sleeves plain and short. Linen lining to fasten over bust.

Made/Created

Date made

circa 1800

Time Period

19th Century

Provenance

Notes

Donor: Unlisted. Might be Mrs. Samuel Emlen and Mrs. William Kimber.