Dress

Object Name:

Dress

Date:

1846-1850

Description:

51 1/2�. Cotton. One piece summer dress of white with a pink and rose floral print. The bodice top is an almost off the shoulder oval neckline trimmed with a small band of puffing and piping. The bodice front is gathered at the top but descends to a V-waist with shirring. The bodice back has a 13 hook eye closure. Both the front and back are reinforced with stays. The sleeves are narrow with ten button closures on each cuff. The buttons are crocheted covered metal with a center star design. The sleeve tops have lined caps with puffed edging. The skirt is gathered and has three tiers of gathered ruffling. The skirt back is open, possibly for a bustle. There could be a bow missing. All seams are trimmed in piping. The bodice is lined in white muslin and has quilted dress shields sewn into the lining.

Provenance:

Descended in the family of the original owner. See donor file.

Item Number:

1997.166

Accession Number:

1997.166

Type of Material:

Objects

Copyright Statement:

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Credit Line:

Gift of Alice Decatur Armsden.

Participating Organization:

Strawbery Banke Museum