/internal/media/dispatcher/926964/resize%25253Aformat%25253DthumbnailWoman's day dressabout 1855Overall (bodice): 56 cm (22 1/16 in.)
Length (skirt): 110 cm (43 5/16 in.)Silk plain weave (taffeta) with weft-float patterning (à la disposition)Gift in memory of Mrs. Horatio Appleton Lamb51.322a-b0Dress in two parts; black taffetta with woven border of rose and white stripes used for flounces on skirt and trimming on bodice; bodice (a) high-waisted, buttoned down the front finished wtih peplum, long sleeves; skirt (b) with four deep flounces; flounces and trimming on bodice edged with rose, white and black silk fringe; small round buttons of rose and black silk. Worn by Mrs. Abbott Lawrence.Costumes56.000000000045820101