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Woman's dress of white satin

1817
Object PlaceEngland or U.S.A.
Medium/TechniqueSilk satin, cotton plain weave, wool batting, metal hook and eye closures
Dimensions128 x 107 cm (50 3/8 x 42 1/8 in.) measured flat for flat storage, width due to deeply padded hem. L. around waist band .588
Credit LineGift of the children of Mrs. M. A. DeWolfe Howe (Fanny Huntington Quincy), Miss Helen H. Howe, Quincy Howe, and Mark DeWolfe Howe
Accession number44.11
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ClassificationsCostumes
about 1840
about 1830; altered about 1893
Early 19th century
about 1840 or earlier
1870–75
about 1915
second half of 19th century