Object Record
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Metadata
Title |
1860s Jenne Ball Gown |
Object Name |
Gown |
Catalog Number |
1994.7.2 |
Material |
Taffeta |
Year Range from |
1860 |
Year Range to |
1869 |
Description |
Blue-green tafetta bodice and skirt. Bodice has off-the-shoulder neckline with flat yoke trimmed with green fringe, bell-shpaed sleeves with plaid bow accents at elbows and green fringe at bottom edge. The gown has a full matching skirt with added elastic waist and beige gross grain hem. (Two pictures taken - one of bodice and one of skirt. Elastic waist may have been a later addition.) |
People |
Cutter, Catharine Jenne, Lemuel R. and Catharine C. |
Subjects |
Women's History Clothing |
Search Terms |
19th century Norwich |
Credit line |
Gift of Gloria Kensel Steele and Dr. Shirley Steele |