skirt

Dateca. 1855

Terms

Skirts
Brocade
Silk Fiber
New York (State)

Dimensions96.52 × 121.92 cm (38 × 48 in.)

Credit LineDress, New York, NY, about 1855. Concord Museum Collection, Gift of Mrs. Leon Foss; Cos50.24.

Object numberCOS50.24.2

DescriptionAfternoon dress. A two piece, bodice (COS50.24.1) and skirt (COS50.24.2), traveling or visiting dress, with a basque-style bodice. Blue and black brocade; very full skirt, triple box pleats at waistline; Some machine stitching on garment. Blue/black silk. c. 1855, box pleats over skirt attachment.

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