Did you know these fun facts about “Martha” by the Airplane?

Martha Washington is often depicted as a grandmotherly figure in a mob cap. Yet her contemporaries knew her as a woman of strength, determination, intellectual curiosity, and high fashion. This brown satin-weave silk dress was said to be one of her favorites by her granddaughter, Eliza Parke Custis Law. Mrs. Washington wore this gown in the 1790s as First Lady, setting an example of understated elegance for the nation to follow. The seed pearl necklace, shoe buckle, pin, and rings all showcase M