Woman's dress
1840
Object PlaceBoston, Massachusetts, United States
Medium/TechniqueUnderdress (a): Silk satin, cotton plain weave lining, metal hooks
Overdress (b): Silk plain weave with supplementary patterning wefts (clipped), silk satin damask ribbon, silk satin trim, silk lace, silk mesh
DimensionsCenter front (underdress): 128.91 cm (50 3/4 in.)
Center front (overdress): 109.22 cm (43 in.)
Center front (overdress): 109.22 cm (43 in.)
Credit LineGift in memory of Mrs. Horatio Appleton Lamb
Accession number51.318a-b
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ProvenanceInherited by Misses Aimee and Rosamund Lamb; Gift to the MFA, 1951
18th century
about 1850
about 1830; altered about 1893
second half of the 18th century
19th century
mid 19th century