Green and white taffeta dress
Date: 1855
Materials: silk; linen; wool; cotton
Techniques: woven, plain, taffeta; handsewn
Decorative Techniques: fringed
Measurements: UL 147.0; SL 43.0; CH 82.0; WA 61.0; LCIR 350.0 cm
Description: Dress of silk taffeta woven in green, yellow, and black plaid design. Jewel neckline; fitted bodice with centre front closure of 16 hooks and eyes; pagoda sleeves trimmed with green fringed braid. Wide skirt pleated into waistline in front, and cartridge pleats at the back. Bodice lined with a twilled cotton; skirt lined with unbleached linen.
Credit Line Donated by Kevin Milner
Accession Number 1989.26.1
