The gown is cut in the style of a moss green velvet redingote over a loose flowing front of green silk satin which is open down the centre. It is very similar to an illustration of a teagown on page 345 of 'Englishwomen's Clothing in the Nineteenth Century' by C.Willet Cunnington, Dover Publications, New York. It is also interesting as it has a small built -in bustle in the back, probably filled with straw.
This teagown resembles one worn by Ellen Terry in the collections of the Theatre Museum. Ellen Terry, thought fashion conscious, was unconventional and preferred the looser lines of clothes advocated by the Dress Reform Movement