Wedding costume
1783 (remodeled 1840s)
Medium/TechniqueSilk
DimensionsCenter back (overdress): 161 cm (63 3/8 in.)
Length (skirt): 95 cm (37 3/8 in.)
Length x width (gloves): 53.5 x 12.2 cm (21 1/16 x 4 13/16 in.)
Overall (bracelet): 2.2 x 0.3 x 17 cm (7/8 x 1/8 x 6 11/16 in.)
Length x width (fan): 29.3 x 54 cm (11 9/16 x 21 1/4 in.)
Length (skirt): 95 cm (37 3/8 in.)
Length x width (gloves): 53.5 x 12.2 cm (21 1/16 x 4 13/16 in.)
Overall (bracelet): 2.2 x 0.3 x 17 cm (7/8 x 1/8 x 6 11/16 in.)
Length x width (fan): 29.3 x 54 cm (11 9/16 x 21 1/4 in.)
Credit LineGift of Miss Annie Jewett
Accession number13.586a-f
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ProvenanceNovember 12, 1783, worn by Sarah Hill (b. 1752 - d. 1798) on her wedding to Enoch Huse (b. 1753 - d. 1817), Boston. 1913, gift of Miss Annie Jewett, Gloucester, MA, to the MFA. (Accession Date: May 1, 1913)
Artist unknown, Japanese
late 17th century
mid-19th century
early 18th century
mid 19th century
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