Two-piece silk dress consisting of a bodice and skirt. The dress is brown silk satin trimmed with olive green brocade woven into a Japanese crest inspired design. The bodice has 3/4-length sleeves finished with pleats and a band around the cuff. The center front of the bodice is green within the two princess seams and trimmed in brown piping. It closes down the center front with brown button and has a short standing collar. The skirt is draped asymmetrically and trimmed along the hem of all draped pieces in green. The bottom hem is trimmed in pleats.
Context
Worn by Catherine Harrington Gleason of Richmond, Vermont
