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Woman's dress with belt

early 1820s
Place of Manufacturepossibly Massachusetts, United States
Place of UseLexington, Massachusetts, United States
Medium/TechniquePlain weave silk, silk wrapped around cotton core, plain weave linen (seam reenforcement)
DimensionsOverall: 128.3 x 85.7 cm (50 1/2 x 33 3/4 in.)
Credit LineGift of Miss Ellen A. Stone
Accession number99.664.79a-b
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ClassificationsCostumes
ProvenanceProbably worn by a member of the Robbins family; inherited by Ellen A. Stone; gift to MFA, 1899
Restricted
A.D. 1000–1476
Woman's hat
about 1820
mid-19th century
Stomacher
early 18th century
Stomacher
18th century
Woman's headdress
mid 19th century
Cover
Probably 15th–16th century
Woman's headdress
mid-19th century