ribbed silk taffeta round gown (ie, same fabric all around, one piece gown, innovation since the gown and petticoat seen most of 18th c). c 1795-1800; cap, 1790s; miniature portrait, 1790s; gold bead necklace, prob most popular item of jewelry in late 18c esp in New England. DAR Museum agreeabletyrant.dar.org