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Two fragments of a dress
Smyrna
18th–19th century
Medium/Technique
Silk; embroidery
Dimensions
Overall: 14 x 18 cm (5 1/2 x 7 1/16 in.)
Credit Line
Alfred Greenough Collection
Accession Number85.18a-b
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsFashion and Textiles
ClassificationsCostumes
DescriptionWhite satin with a design of flowers arranged to form diamonds, in the middle of which are bunches of flowers, tied with beau-knots. Worked with tambour or chain-stitch, with bright yellow, green, pink, red, blue and plum-colored silks.
ProvenanceGift of Charles Henry Parker,From the Estate of Alfred Greenough