historicaldress:TRAINED SILK BALLGOWN, attributed to JULIA GARDINER, c. 1852Tan 2-piece having back-
historicaldress:TRAINED SILK BALLGOWN, attributed to JULIA GARDINER, c. 1852Tan 2-piece having back-lacing bodice with deep front and back points, and short puffed sleeve, decorated with blue ribbon, lace and metallic gold thread, bodice and skirt center panel embroidered in blue and cream silk floral, the skirt having a series of scalloped ruffles, set in yellow silk appliquéd with a polychrome floral on pink set within blue braided wreaths with bows, tan scalloped hem ruffle. Exhibited at Disneyland in the 1965 Monsanto show “Fabrics and Fashions through the Ages”, a press release stated, “The gown was worn by First Lady Julia Gardiner Tyler”, (second wife of President Tyler) no further provenance found. -- source link