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Conservation status: Before treatment; Group shot: 2003.141.1-2

Woman's dress

(French, active 1860–1896)
(French, 1860–1896)
about 1889
Object PlaceParis, France
Medium/TechniqueSilk satin damask, silk plain weave (chiffon), silk appliquéd lace, glass beads
DimensionsCenter back (bodice): 47 cm (18 1/2 in.)
Length (skirt): 137.2 cm (54 in.)
Credit LineGift of Ruth Oliver Jolliffe
Accession number2003.141.1-2
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsCostumes
ProvenanceWorn by Elizabeth Livermore Hubbard Blake (donor's great grandmother); inherited from Ruth Blake Oliver (donor's mother) by Ruth Oliver Jolliffe, September 1, 2001; gift to the MFA, March 26, 2003
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