Dress
Date1840-1850 (dress); textile ca. 1750
MediumSilk taffeta brocaded with silk; lined with linen and gauze; boning in bodice; hooks and thread eyes.
DimensionsL:50 1/2"; Bust:29"; Waist:23"; selvage width 20"
Credit LineMuseum Purchase
Object number1930-367
DescriptionWoman's gown of silk taffeta brocaded with silk in a design of butterflies and floral sprays. Bodice, closing in back, has low, wide round neck and point at waistline in front. Lined with linen. Boning in back and under arms. Sleeves have short double puff. Full skirt pleated at waist, slightly longer in back, lined with sheer linen gauze. Cording on neck and waist.ProvenanceAcquired in 1930 from a Richmond, Virginia, woman.
Textile: mid-18thc.; remade 1780s.
1780-1789
1736-1742, remade ca. 1870; again possibly later.
1720-1750
1745-1750 (textile); gown ca. 1780, gown remade ca. 1845
ca. 1770; altered 1870-1885.
ca. 1745, with later alterations
1730s; gown remodeled ca. 1750
ca. 1785
ca. 1760
1740-1760
1760-1770 (textile); remade late 19th century