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Woman's suit

(American (Philadelphia))
about 1910
Place of UsePhiladelphia, Pensylvania, United States
Medium/TechniqueSilk/linen (?) plain weave; silk plain weave with supplementary weft float patterning; metal; mother or pearl
DimensionsCenter back: 113 cm (44 1/2 in.)

Credit LineGift of Carol B. Stevens and Brooks Stamm
Accession number2009.2302.1-2
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsCostumes
ProvenanceCollection of Ella Spendly McLanahan, PA; 1942, by inheritance to her grandson, Mr. John King McLanahan Stevens, PA; by descent to Stevens' wife, Carol B. Stevens, Hollidaysburg, PA, and Brooks Stevens Stamm, Kenneshaw, GA; gift of Stevens and Stamm to the MFA (Accession date: March 25, 2009)
Woman's jacket
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Woman's skirt
Brooks
about 1912
Group shot: 2009.2299.1-4
Brooks
about 1910
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about 1900
Woman's dress
about 1830; altered about 1893
a-b
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Woman's dress
Arnold Scaasi
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