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Quaker's dress of gray taffeta
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Quaker's dress of gray taffeta

About 1825
Object PlaceUSA
Medium/TechniqueSilk taffeta, silk sleeve lining, and glazed linen inner bodice
Dimensions129.5 x 81.3 cm (51 x 32 in.)
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Grosvenor Calkins
Accession number52.1770
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ClassificationsCostumes
ProvenanceProbably worn by Eliza Fair Sparks Shallcross, married 1816 to Dr. Morris Cadwallader Shallcross, born 1791, died 1871.
Dress
about 1840
Dress
About 1868
Dress
about 1865
Dinner dress
about 1840
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second quarter of 19th century
a-b
Third quarter of the 19th century
Suit
1800–15