Dress Ensemble

Clothing/Dress/Costume

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Historic Germantown

Name/Title

Dress Ensemble

Entry/Object ID

CW 5329 (a-d)

Description

Woman's dress ensemble. Bodice (a). Skirt (b). Jacket/mantle (c). Neck piece (d). Dark green taffeta. Trimmed with braided fringe (probably a later addition). Bodice has eight ornate metal buttons. Sleeves are large at top, tight at cuffs. Puffs of material added to hips. Mantle has eight ornate buttons. Alterations made to bodice.