Dress

Taupe brown silk blend dress, Canterbury, NH

1870-1900

Object ID:
1952.4765.1
Community:
New Hampshire, Canterbury
Description

Woven silk or silk/wool blend, diagonal twill. Apron-front dress, opens on both sides, pin to close. Skirt pleated all around, metered 3/4" pleats. Bodice and sleeves are lined with tan polished cotton. Two-piece sleeve with applied cuff cut on an angle. Dress almost entirely machine-sewn. Some hand stitching is evident, band of waist is hand-stitched and seams are hand over-cast.

New Hampshire Canterbury

New Hampshire Canterbury

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