Walking Dress, 1867-68

Period: 1867-68
Description: Vibrant green walking dress; fitted bodice; long fitted sleeves, ruched shoulder caps, bands of horizontal green velvet; ruched cuff, white lace cuff edging; high round neckline, white lace collar; green velvet chiffon pattern across bodice front and up to shoulder; centre front button closure; self-fabric waistband, flat in front, gathered in back; very flared skirt; green velvet arrow overlay, two at front, two at back over top of skirt front waist; two horizontal bands of green velvet around top of hem; ruched hem, to horizontal bands of green velvet bottom of hem; brown cotton lining, shiny cotton lining for skirt
Condition: missing buttons; wearing and threadbare right underarm; small brown stains along left shoulder; fading on bodice; holes in skirt lining
Accession Number: 1993.1.98
Location: Box #50
Donor: 1993, Helene von Rosenstiel