Woman's dress of white satin

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English or American

1817

Object Place: England or U.S.A.

Medium/Technique Silk satin, cotton plain weave, wool batting, metal hook and eye closures

Dimensions 128 x 107 cm (50 3/8 x 42 1/8 in.) measured flat for flat storage, width due to deeply padded hem. L. around waist band .588

Credit Line Gift of the children of Mrs. M. A. DeWolfe Howe (Fanny Huntington Quincy), Miss Helen H. Howe, Quincy Howe, and Mark DeWolfe Howe

Accession Number44.11

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ClassificationsCostumes

DescriptionHigh waisted bodice; front cut on bias; short sleeves. Stuffed roll around hem of skirt. Back of bodice lined with cotton.