Lady's Dress

Clothing/Dress/Costume

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Historic Germantown

Name/Title

Lady's Dress

Entry/Object ID

CW 866 a-b

Description

Dress; bright red corded silk; two pieces; jet trimmed; long train; low neck; border with black jet trimmed guimple (wimple). Dress was worn by the donor's mother, Mrs. George Cuthbert Gillespie. Circa 1895. Good condition. CW 866 a Bodice CW 866 b Skirt Transcribed from original accession record.

Collection

Germantown Historical Society Objects

Made/Created

Place

* Untyped Place

Germantown, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Provenance

Notes

Dress was worn by the donor's mother, Mrs. George Cuthbert Gillespie.