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Woman's dress

about 1800
Object PlaceUnited States
Medium/TechniqueCotton plain weave and leno weave (gauze), embroidered
DimensionsCenter front: 120.7 cm (47 1/2 in.)
Center back: 212.1 cm (83 1/2 in.)
Costume (bust X waist): 26 × 28 in. (66 × 71.1 cm)
Credit LineZoe Oliver Sherman Collection
Accession number42.680
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsCostumes
Provenance1942, gift of Zoe Oliver Sherman (b. 1861 - d. 1945), Boston, to the MFA. (Accession Date: December 10, 1942)
Conservation status: Before treatment
1810–20
Conservation status: Before treatment; Group shot: 2003.321.1-2
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