Brown silk taffeta with woven satin medallion and stripe pattern; white net collar and insert at bodice, trimmed with lace ruffle; snap closure to waist; long sleeves with net lace cuffs; 5 pairs of ornamental covered buttons on bodice; hook and eye fastening at waist concealed under cummerbund; 2-tiered skirt; bodice lined with white silk with hook and eye closure; heavy cotton inner waistband; upper half of longer skirt tier is green glazed linen.
dresses (garments)
cotton (textile)
glazing (coating)
lace (needlework)
linen (material)
net (textile)
silk (textile)
taffeta
Dress
Dress
92-13 A
WHS 318A
Unknown
Gift of Weston Historical Society
1993.273
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