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Dress
French
about 1805
Object Place: France
Medium/Technique
Cotton plain weave embroidered with cotton
Dimensions
Other (Center front): 121.9cm (48in.)
Center back: 210.8 cm (83 in.)
Center back: 210.8 cm (83 in.)
Credit Line
Gift in memory of Helen Kingsford Preston
Accession Number1989.347
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsCostumes
DescriptionWhite cotton empire-style dress with drawstring neckline, puffed sleeves with white satin ribbon tie; trained skirt. White cotton floral embroidery. Worn by Sarah Bowdoin (1761-1826), wife of Hon. James Bowdoin (1752-1811), U.S. Minister to Spain and Associate Minister to France, ca. 1801-1809.
Condition: Good. A few brown spots, concentrated mainly at back.
Condition: Good. A few brown spots, concentrated mainly at back.
ProvenanceWorn by Sarah Bowdoin (1761-1826), wife of Hon. James Bowdoin (1752-1811), U.S. Minister to Spain and Associate Minister to France, about 1801-1809; decended through Bowdoin family; gift of Bowdoin family decendents in memory of Helen Kingsford Preston to MFA, 1989.