Description
Woman’s dress and matching peplum in purple silk woven with broad stripes in a white mottled pattern. High neckline in v-shape, altered from round neckline, trimmed with white lace collar. Full-length sleeves with band of decorative black corded ribbon at cuff. Skirt, full-length, flat at front, pleated into waistband at sides and back. Lower skirt with one narrow frill of self-material. Peplum with large bow at centre back decorated with black silk lace. Probably worn by Margaret Hunter, wife of Andrew Paterson, but possibly by Mary Stevenson, wife of James Hamilton.
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