Digital Collections

Dress

Clothing/Dress/Costume

Dress made of green / black / white novelty woven plaid taffeta. Partly hand-stitched except for topstitching on back seams. Bell sleeves. Pointed ends. Lined with white silk. Edged with decorative stiff braid. Full, lined, and pleated skirt with a braid edge, faced hem turned up later as-is. Front opening bodice. Round waist. Custom-made 2-piece fabric-covered buttons. High round neckline. Bones in place.

G94.015

Bruce and Susan Greene Costume Collection

Adult, Female

Historic Costume

Dress

Female

Taffeta

Silk

Green

1860

American

Help bring history to life

Your tax-deductible donation helps preserve and share history, nature and art for generations to come.