Tredwell Costume Collection/One-piece Summer Day Dress, ca. 1858

The Tredwell Costume Collection comprises more than 400 articles of clothing, primarily women’s dresses and their accompanying chemisettes, collars, undersleeves, and petticoats. The core of the collection is a remarkable 39 dresses documented to have been owned and worn by the women of the family. Many are outstanding examples of the 19th-century dressmaker’s art, composed of fine and delicate fabrics and ornamentation. Individual dresses are displayed on a rotating basis throughout the year.

Dates:August 04, 2015 12:00 pm to September 25, 2015 05:00 pm
Address:29 East Fourth Street, New York, New York 10003, United States
Phone:212 777 1089
Contact:Merchant’s House Museum
Website:/www.merchantshouse.com