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Court dress

about 1830
Object PlaceFrance
Medium/TechniqueSilk satin, embroidered with metallic threads
DimensionsCenter front: 114.9 cm (45 1/4 in.)
Center back: 125.7 cm (49 1/2 in.)
Costume: 33 x 22 in. (83.8 x 55.9 cm)
Other (Bodice CB): 22.9 cm (9 in.)
Credit LineThe Elizabeth Day McCormick Collection
Accession number43.1650
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsCostumes
ProvenanceElizabeth Day McCormick Collection; 1943, gift to the MFA. (Accession date: November 10, 1943)
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