Dress
Artifact
Identifier:
x2007.012A-B
Description
A two-piece sage green silk dress, with skirt (a) and bodice (b). The bodice has a stand-up collar, with trim and a bow in the front, all in green grosgrain. It also has green grosgrain leg-of-mutton sleeves with sage silk forearms, green grosgrain trim and ecru lace trim at the cuff. It also has a ruffled two layer peplum of green grosgrain and sage silk. The skirt has a sage silk flounce beneath green grosgrain, gathered at the back to accommodate a bustle. Below this there are three more horizontal green grosgrain stripes and a sage silk ruffle inside the hem of skirt.
Date:
c. 1900
