Dress of green silk moiré. Fitted bodice (a) with high neck; faux collar with lapels. Pleated self-fabric ruffles at collar and wrists. Nine light blue buttons at center front closure; short peplum. Skirt (b), floor-length, with train in back. Overskirt (c) with three large bows down center front; two large bows at back; slight train.
Part of the trousseau of Mrs. George F. Winslow, mother of the donor.
Curatorial Statement
Wedding fashion for both bride and bridesmaid in the late 1870s featured long fitted bodices, known as cuirass bodices, along with heavily embellished skirts and long sweeping trains.
