Dress

Name/Title

Dress

Entry/Object ID

7648

Description

PLACEHOLDER Material: textile, pearl, metal. (a, b) Two piece dress. Size: 15" W. x 62" L. (a) Skirt. Description: plum colored taffeta - full, wide hemline - row of pleats encircles hemline. (b) Waist. Description: plum taffeta - narrow standup collar - front closure with 14 pearl buttons - pleated along around bottom waistline - taffeta bow in back - long sleeves with wristline button trim and pleated cuff.

Context

Index card states: "Ladies' two piece possibly from 1850s or 1860s. Plum Colored Taffeta Lined and interlined."

Cataloged By

vanessa

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Dress

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Main Garments

Nomenclature Class

Clothing

Nomenclature Category

Category 03: Personal Objects

Condition

Overall Condition

Fair

Exhibitions

Notes

05/1991 - 07/1991

Create Date

July 11, 1991

Update Date

November 21, 2024