~Dress Date	1875-1879 Culture	American Description	Purple silk taffeta. Stand up collar, cuffs with pleated taffeta and velvet, skirt with train.  Original catalog card: L. 1870s, Purple silk taffeta dress. The dress with stand-up collar and front bows of taffeta and velvet. The cuffs with pleated taffeta and band of navy velvet. At the right side a pleated fan shape pocket. The back with bows and piped taffeta in interlacing pattern, and a train~