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Dress
American
About 1855–60
Object Place: USA
Medium/Technique
Silk, brocade
Dimensions
135.3 cm (53 1/4 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Miss Alice C. Smith
Accession Number54.1015
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAmericas, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsCostumes
DescriptionSilk plaid dress in shades of brown, taupe, white and black, fitted bodice, button down front, high round neck, long bell shaped sleeves and short flounces at shoulder seam, both sleeves and flounces at shoulder seam, both sleeves and flounces edged with brocaded fringed ribbon, full skirt with fullness evenly distributed all the way around.
ProvenanceWorn by donor's grandmother, Clarissa Harlowe Lewis (Mrs. Stephen SMith), born 1802, of Chatham, Mass.