Dinner Or Evening Dress — Lucy Martin Lewis

Dinner or Evening Dress


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This elegant two-piece evening ensemble, dating to the 1880s, belonged to Adelaide Frick. The plush dark velvet is trimmed with cream-colored silk that is heavily beaded in a floral motif. The gown bears a tag from Lewis and Allenby, a prominent mercer (textile dealer) and dressmaker founded in the 1820s in London, England. Lewis and Allenby earned a reputation for high quality as they designed clothing for the British Royal Family and also supplied them with silks and other fine textiles.