Dress
Description
Blue and green silk gauze evening dress with feather design woven into fabric. Silk satin rouleaux trim embellishes the sleeves, bodice, and skirt hem.
Creator
Date
1820s
Blue and green silk gauze evening dress with feather design woven into fabric. Silk satin rouleaux trim embellishes the sleeves, bodice, and skirt hem.
1820s
Silk gauze, silk satin
15 inches (shoulder), 31 inches (bust), 26 inches (waist), 52 inches (skirt length)
1956.84.6
208
Worn by Mary Pennington Rutter (1779-1850).
Gift of Mrs. Olive Rutter Parks and Miss Mary Alice Rutter
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