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Formal dress
Formal dress

Formal dress

1805
Medium/TechniqueCotton gauze, embroidered with wool and cotton
DimensionsCenter back: 235 cm (92 1/2 in.)
Center front: 120.7 cm (47 1/2 in.)
Costume (High waist): 29 in. (73.7 cm)
Credit LineGift of Miss Eleanora Curtis
Accession number22.665
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ClassificationsCostumes
ProvenanceMiss Eleanora Curtis; gift to MFA, 1922.
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