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Dress
American
mid-19th century
Object Place: United States
Medium/Technique
Black, white, gray striped taffeta with black ikat design
Dimensions
Legacy dimension: 62.0 x 142.5 cm (24 3/8 x 56 1/8 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Miss Laura Furness
Accession Number45.533
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAmericas, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsCostumes
DescriptionDress of black, white and gray striped taffeta with black ikat design; small ikat spot on body of dress, fronts of bodice and skirt and borders of sleeves ikat spot with larger octagonal ikat arranged in horizontal rows; black velvet buttons down front of bodice and on pockets and center back of bodice. Dress belonged to Mrs. James T. Furness who was married in Washington in 1838 and who spent her early married life in Philadelphia.