Dress in 18th century style; the bodice has a pointed front, squared off neck and elbow length sleeves ending in a bold flounce; the very full 'paniered' skirt has a slight train and is open at the front to reval a fixed panel simulating the petticoat. The basic fabric is a nut brown artificial chiffon woven with an all-over foliate design in gold. The graduated front bodice panel is of gold mesh set with five graduated bows of a chestnut coloured chiffon with gold brown weave. The neck and front panel are edged with four frills - gold lace, brown net with a frill held down by a central strip of gold braid, the chestnut chiffon, and an elaborate gold and orange brocade on a neutral ground.

The sleeves end in a narrow brocade band underlaid with a dark brown net and overlaid with a gold artificial chiffon stitched to create a ruched central band with a bold frill to either side. The graduated flounce is made up of 3 layers of white artificial organza edged with white lace, over which a gold brown artificial chiffon edged with gold braid and a small frill of the brown chiffon woven with the gold foliate design.

The skirt is overlaid with gold brown artificial chiffon, the 'petticoat' with gold brown chiffon and gold mesh.. Both skirt and 'petticoat' are decorated with elaborately constructed frills and bands in running figure of eight formation, formed of several complex layers of chiffons in shades of brown and gold-brown, gold mesh and brocade, with some centres decorated with small floral motifs, hips and seed heads.

The dress fastens down the back with hooks and bars on the back of the bodice and waistband; the pointed bodice back is 'boned' using modern stiffening tape.