Machine stitched dress, 2 piece. Remade from ca 1872 to ca 1878 (?). Ivory grenadine, gauze weave with cotton (or cotton/wool) warp, silk, wool MID. Patterned silk stripes; dobby O’s in green silk with black tops. Pretty stiff. Frill edges finished with black satin binding. a) Basque with fairly short hem, slight point; cut off section remains, showing it was about 7” longer, quite flaring. Two pairs of frills apparently removed from sleeves. Radiating back seams. Underlining of heavy muslin. Flat gray pearl buttons with simple engraved designs. Standing collar bound with black silk. b) Skirt is clumsily remounted on a muslin waistband, back opening. Evidence that it was pulled into a puff from underneath but it appears the the skirt may have lost a panel. Outer layer has one short frill and is shaped a little like an apron. The under layer has two wider, less gathered frills. No lining. Seems to have originally had hand stitched seams until the panels were reshaped and restitched by machine."