Frances Williams Atkinson Browne Wedding Skirt

Clothing/Dress/Costume

Key West Art & Historical Society

Name/Title

Entry/Object ID

1987.01.0535a

Description

Full length skirt in a yellow-white silk satin box pleated to the waistband that once belonged to Frances Williams Atkinson Browne, wife of Jefferson Beale Browne. The underskirt made of cotton muslin with a highly gathered bustle supported by metal stays. Lower lining hemmed with silk satin and faced with organza.

Collection

Textile Collection

Clothing/Dress/Costume Details

Article of Clothing/Dress/Costume

Skirt

Clothing Sex

Female

Textile Details

Fabric

Satin

Material

Silk

Color

Yellow, White

Made/Created

Date made

circa 1889

Time Period

19th Century

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Dress, Wedding

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Wedding Objects

Nomenclature Class

Ceremonial Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Dimensions

Height

42 in

Width

25 in

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Browne, Jefferson B.

Related Entries

Notes

1987.01.0535