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Woman’s two-piece dress
Date:	Circa 1870-1875

“If you tell people these were dresses, they ask, ‘How did you wear those things?’ The old dresses were open on the side and fastened where it is now frayed. It’s hard to visualize what these dresses looked like if they’re just hung up on the wall.” —Barbara Ornelas

“You see simple stepped diamonds everywhere on dresses; that’s what many dresses look like. This, however, has a distinct pattern.” —Sierra Ornelas

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Tapestry weave, interlocked joins

1.2 x 0.78 m; Tassels 0.090 m
30.709 x 47.244 in.; Tassels 3.543 in.

Catalog No. E-2856

ASM purchase from E. E. Ellwood, 1955.

Function	Fiber	Type	Ply-Spin-Twist			Color	Dye	Count *
Warp	Wool	Handspun	--	Z	--	White	None	13
Weft	Wool	Raveled	1	Z	--	Red	C Coch 95+Lac 5, Tested 2004	--
Weft	Wool	Raveled	2	S	--	Red--Solid/Speckled	A, B Lac, Tested, 2004	71
Weft	Wool	Handspun	--	Z	--	Dk Blue	Indigo	61
Weft	Wool	Handspun	--	Z	--	Dk Brown-Black	None Blk+Native	61
Ecord	Wool	Handspun	3	z	S	Dk Blue	Indigo	2
Other	Wool	Commercial	2	Z	S	Black	Synthetic?	--
Other	Wool	Handspun	3	z	S	Dk Blue	Indigo	--
Other	Cotton	Handspun	3	Z	S	Black	Synthetic	--
Other	Wool	Handspun	3	z	S	Dk Blue	Indigo	--
* threads/inch