Mid 19th century Day Dresses

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One-piece silk taffeta dress, ca. 1860s. Strips of green silk taffeta, cut on the bias, trim bodice, sleeves, and hem. Fringe and jet beads on bodice, sleeves, and hem. Bodice lined with cotton and boned; skirt is unlined. Textile Museum & Documentation Center of Terrassa (IMATEX)
Dress | American | The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Dress Date: 1860–63 Culture: American
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BROCADED CHANGAENTE SILK TAFFETA DAY DRESS, c. 1858
2-pc two tone floral brocaded changeante silk taffeta day dress in cinnamon brown & blue, shaped bodice w/ narrow standing collar, invisible CF hook & eye closure, cap sleeve trimmed w/ brown silk passementerie over deeply pleated upper arm puff to fitted long sleeve w/ turn back ruffled cuff, full skirt w/ deep directional knife pleats from CF to CB,