Title
Silk dress
Mediumsilk, cotton
Dimensions14 × 54 1/2 in. (35.6 × 138.4 cm)
Object number00.221.14
Institutional Credit LineCourtesy of the New Bedford Whaling Museum
DescriptionTaupe silk dress with white criss-cross pattern. Lining appears to be mercerized cotton of unusually lustrous quality. Pleated bodice with baleen stays. Low neckline, probably required an underblouse. Extremely fragile.On View
Not on view
Circa 1838
ca. 1840s
Circa 1820
