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Woman's evening dress
Possibly French
about 1855
Object Place: Possibly France
Medium/Technique
Silk plain weave(taffeta), with supplementary warp-and-weft patterning
Dimensions
Overall: 127cm (50in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Mr. Henry Barbour Hussey
Accession Number53.2897
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CollectionsEurope, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsCostumes
DescriptionYellow taffeta dress with wide, flaring neckline, tightly fitted bodice, short sleeves; skirt full all around with three flounces of yellow and white brocade border taffeta; triangular panels front and back of bodice and edges of sleeves trimmed with part of brocade taffeta.
ProvenanceGift to the MFA, 1953