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Two-piece dress (bodice)
American (probably Boston)
1874
Object Place: Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Medium/Technique
Silk
Dimensions
61.5 cm (24 3/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. Jason Westerfield
Accession Number60.903a
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAmericas, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsCostumes
DescriptionChangeable lavender-beige silk faille, trimmed with café-au-lait and pink silk flounces and pipings. Bodice (a) has deep point in front, short tails behind; high V neck, buttons down front; trimmed at neck and cuffs with white gauze-like silk. Skirt (b) flat in front, gathered and draped behind, with train. Three flounces arranged spirally on skirt. A number of stains on flounces; hem worn and soiled. Gauze worn.
ProvenanceBelieved to have been part of trousseau of Kate Fuller of Boston