Dress is green cotton. Bodice has fitted waist, center front closure, 12 buttons. Blue mandarin collar edged with lace. Long sleeves with cartridge pleats at cuffs accented with 3 buttons, blue ribbon, and lace. Slight flair in back. Fully lined. Skirt is floor length with 4 rows of cartridge pleats at hemline and blue ribbon trim. Gathered slightly in back for bustle effect. Black waistband. Fully lined.
The dress was worn by Inga Hovland [b. 1852, d. 1943] on the voyage to America from Norway in 1885.
| Donor: | Milan & Donna Alby |
| Circa: | 1885 |
| Accession: | 1994.28.01 a,b |
| Inventory: | 4333 |
