Dress c.1850

Clothing/Dress/Costume

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Wayland Museum

Name/Title

Dress c.1850

Entry/Object ID

C88

Description

Lavender, black and white plaid - long sleeves w/huge cap at upper arm -fitted bodice - velvet buttons in front - round neckline - gathered at waist - one piece - lined – lace insert at neck and sleeves. Material: Silk and cotton. Condition: Torn near hemline. Comments: Belonged to Miss Majorie Cornwall, spinster cousin of Mrs. Martha Barrett (Lewis) Hill (grandmother of Horace Hill III).

Acquisition

Source (if not Accessioned)

Hill, Olivia

Made/Created

Date made

circa 1850