Blue silk taffeta evening dress with two-tier skirt. All hems are finished with a border of silver floral jacquard ribbon and fringe. American, ca. 1855 Silk taffeta, jacquard woven ribbon, silk fringe, KSUM 2005.6.4 a-d
Blue silk taffeta evening dress with two-tier skirt. Antedates Virginia Shields Vaden’s marriage to William Vaden in 1858. American, ca. 1855 Silk taffeta, jacquard woven ribbon, silk fringe, KSUM 2005.6.4 a-d