Woman's formal dress
about 1770
Object PlaceFrance
Medium/TechniqueSilk and metallic thread, trimmed with metallic lace and silk flowers
DimensionsOverdress CF: 147.3 cm (58 in.); petticoat: 102.0 cm (40.16 in.)
Credit LineThe Elizabeth Day McCormick Collection
Accession number43.643a-b
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Provenance1930, purchased in Marseille by Elizabeth Day McCormick (b. 1873 - d. 1957), Chicago; 1943, gift of Elizabeth Day McCormick to the MFA. (Accession Date: October 14, 1943)
about 1858
About 1765–75
mid-19th century
About 1855–60
mid-18th century
mid-18th century
about 1910
1920s
