• gold taffeta dress
    gold taffeta dress
gold taffeta dress
gold taffeta dress

Clothing, Dress - Gold Taffeta Dress


1825 – 1826 (Date manufactured/created)
1820s (Date manufactured/created)
Silk, Taffeta, Cotton
Hand sewn gold taffeta dress. oval neckline, pleated leg-o-mutton sleeves and high waist. Five paneled skirt, unlined and pleated to bodice. Bodice of three panels, piped on front panel, gathered for shaping, opens at center back. lined with cotton, lining altered at a later date to include a panel bearing hooks and eyes at center back.. Draw-string closure at center back neckline; single hook & eye closure also at center back, located at the join of bodice and skirt. Raw hem of bodice enforced with a linen tape. Condition: fair; stained & torn in places. OL 47 1/2".
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