I am not sure which sister this gown belonged to. I think it’s attributed to Charlotte but most gowns are, I had thought before I viewed it that it belonged to Emily as it’s quite narrow skirted and Emily is known to have worn narrow skirted gowns but it seems a bit too small on the bodice to have been Emilys, its just possible its Charlotte’s as she did wear brown but it just seems so unlike all the other gowns known to be Charlotte’s or described by those who knew her that I cant quite bring myself to belive it hers. I cant help but feel it might have belonged to another of the sisters perhaps Anne, she was a similar build to Charlotte and not that much taller. Hathaways of Haworth
Most of CB's clothes seem to be from the later stages of her life. This might be from an earlier time and so explains the narrowness of the skirt. Anne was taller than Charlotte ( well everyone was!) So the length of the dress should help identifying the owner
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