Mar 17
Dress, c.1881
Made by Mrs. C. J. Lyman in Hartford, Connecticut; owned by Elizabeth Gay Sisson (1860-1897).
Machine-stitched and hand-stitched silk velvet, silk satin, cotton, and wool, with steel and shell buttons, brass hooks and eyes, unidentified boning, and wool hem tape
via connecticut museum of culture and history
#this is reminding me sooooo much of a character in a victorian novel but i can't quite place which one#fashion history#historical fashion#history of fashion#historical clothing#extant garment#19th century#late 19th century#19th century fashion#victorian#victorian era#victorian fashion#victorian aesthetic#gilded age#la belle epoque#belle epoque#red gothic#victorian gothic#vampire aesthetic#1880s#1880s fashion#1880s dress#circa 1881#1881#e
