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Black velvet dress

(French)
about 1865–70
Object PlaceFrance
Medium/TechniqueBlack Velvet Dress
Dimensions132.5 cm (52 3/16 in.)
Credit LineGift of Joseph L. Richards
Accession number53.86
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsCostumes
ProvenanceFrench, about 1865-1870
Woman's dress
1900–05
Group Shot: 2018.203.1-2
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