Dress of gold, taupe, and grey plaid silk taffeta with accents of embroidered green and red flowers

Title
Dress of gold, taupe, and grey plaid silk taffeta with accents of embroidered green and red flowers
LC Subject
main garments
Donor
Weltzin, Wallace
Description
Dress of gold, taupe, and grey plaid silk taffeta with accents of embroidered green and red flowers: a) Bodice has high, round neckline and concealed hook and eye closure at front; 5 accent buttons covered in brown silk and trimmed with knot and tassel; bust darts; dropped shoulders with long, wide sleeves trimmed in brown and ecru striped silk ribbon. b) Skirt is wide, full-length and pleated at waist; 3/4" waistband with side hook and eye closure.
Motif
Plaid; Tassels; Flowers
Work Type
ensembles (costume)
Location
United States Europe >> Earth
Date
1860/1869
Identifier
1985.001.001
Rights
In Copyright
License
Creative Commons: Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International
Type
Image
Format
image/tiff
Material
Silk Taffeta
Technique
French darts
Set
Historic and Cultural Textile and Apparel Collection
Primary Set
Historic and Cultural Textile and Apparel Collection
Institution
Oregon State University