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DS2001-0423
Dress
DS2001-0423

Dress

Date1840-1850 (dress); textile ca. 1750
MediumSilk taffeta brocaded with silk; lined with linen and gauze; boning in bodice; hooks and thread eyes.
DimensionsL:50 1/2"; Bust:29"; Waist:23"; selvage width 20"
Credit LineMuseum Purchase
Object number1930-367
DescriptionWoman's gown of silk taffeta brocaded with silk in a design of butterflies and floral sprays. Bodice, closing in back, has low, wide round neck and point at waistline in front. Lined with linen. Boning in back and under arms. Sleeves have short double puff. Full skirt pleated at waist, slightly longer in back, lined with sheer linen gauze. Cording on neck and waist.

ProvenanceAcquired in 1930 from a Richmond, Virginia, woman.
1953-130, Woman's Jacket
Textile: mid-18thc.; remade 1780s.
KC1975-667
1780-1789
Record
1736-1742, remade ca. 1870; again possibly later.
KC1968-72
1720-1750
Gown 1941-211
1745-1750 (textile); gown ca. 1780, gown remade ca. 1845
KC1975-593
ca. 1770; altered 1870-1885.
DS2001-0383
ca. 1745, with later alterations
DS2000-0322
1730s; gown remodeled ca. 1750
1960-727, Stays
1740-1760
DS2001-0388
1760-1770 (textile); remade late 19th century