http://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/815924/resize%3Aformat%3DfullDressabout 1865Silk moiré, silk velvet, silk covered buttons, cotton glazed bodice lining, partial linen lining, and metal hook and eye closureDress (a) fitted; long sleeves; high, round neck; bodice trimmed with green velvet and buttoned down the front with green velvet buttons; skirt with fullness at back, ending in train; (b) waistband with bow and streamers in slight bustle effect at center back; said to have been worn by donor's great grandmother, Emily Paine Hall, whose husband, Nathan Kelsey Hall, was Postmaster General in Washington in 1850; subsequently altered.Costumes186.5000000000 Centimeterhttp://collections.mfa.org/objects/581839/rdf