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Woman's dress

around 1850
Object PlaceLexington, Massachusetts, United States
Medium/TechniquePrinted plain weave silk with continuous supplementary warp and weft stripes, silk cord, linen lace, cotton twill bodice facing, brass hooks
DimensionsOverall: 132.1 x 132.1 cm (52 x 52 in.)
Credit LineGift of Miss Ellen A. Stone
Accession number99.664.78
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsCostumes
ProvenanceWorn by a member of the Robbins family; inherited by Ellen A. Stone; gift to MFA, 1899
Mehetable Stoddard (Hyslop)
1840s
about 1815
late 18th century
Man's waistcoat
18th century
Child's dress
about 1860
Ribbon
early 1850s
about 1800–20
Woman's dress
Mehetable Stoddard Sumner (Welles)
1815–20
about 1800–20