Woman's Dress

Object/Artifact

Historic Germantown

Name/Title

Woman's Dress

Entry/Object ID

CW 268

Description

Dress. Woman's dress; plum colored corded silk; trimmed in moire brocade satin; two toned silk braid; new style puffed sleeve; forerunner of bell skirt with bustle; Basque waist. Excellent condition. Circa 1880 - transitional period. Transcribed from Original Accession Record

Collection

Germantown Historical Society Objects

Made/Created

Place

* Untyped Place

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Material

Silk; silk braid