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Dress
American
about 1865
Object Place: USA
Medium/Technique
Silk moiré, silk velvet, silk covered buttons, cotton glazed bodice lining, partial linen lining, and metal hook and eye closure
Dimensions
Overall (dress): 186.5 x 115 cm (73 7/16 x 45 1/4 in.)
Length x width (waistband): 44.5 x 73.5 cm (17 1/2 x 28 15/16 in.)
Length x width (waistband): 44.5 x 73.5 cm (17 1/2 x 28 15/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. Warren O. Taylor
Accession Number51.2805a-b
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CollectionsAmericas, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsCostumes
DescriptionDress (a) fitted; long sleeves; high, round neck; bodice trimmed with green velvet and buttoned down the front with green velvet buttons; skirt with fullness at back, ending in train; (b) waistband with bow and streamers in slight bustle effect at center back; said to have been worn by donor's great grandmother, Emily Paine Hall, whose husband, Nathan Kelsey Hall, was Postmaster General in Washington in 1850; subsequently altered.