#189

Green Plaid Silk Dress with Green Velvet-Brimmed Bonnet
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5" shoulder width. 12" waist. 13' overall length. Green silk taffeta plaid dress with dart-fitted bodice and dropped waist has modified pagoda-style sleeve with box-pleats at the shoulders,and a gathered skirt below a self ruffle. The dress is decorated with narrow velvet bands at the rounded neckline that are repeated at the wrists,and an attached wide green velvet sash with large back bow. There is an accompanying bonnet with wide green velvet brim and ivory floral-patterned silk faille crown. Circa 1890.