Dress
Date1842
Location where usedAshburnham, Massachusetts, United States
Mediumtaffeta
ClassificationsCostume
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Laurence Howe
Object number1958.21.1
DescriptionTan striped dress made of taffeta, with fringe trimming and acorn buttons. Jewel neckline, three-tier pagoda sleeves edged in beige silk fringe. Bodice fitted, boned, closed at center front with hooks and eyes. A row of tiny wood and fabric acorns down the front for decoration. The skirt is off-white glazed cotton, the bodice is off-white cotton.On View
Not on viewCollections
c. 1855
c. 1880
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c 1860 or 1895-1900
1868-1872
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1854
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