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Dress
American
about 1860
Object Place: USA
Medium/Technique
Silk; Pink figured Chinese satin
Dimensions
32.4 cm (12 3/4 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Miss Mary Alden Whitney
Accession Number51.2359a-b
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAmericas, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsCostumes
DescriptionOf Chinese silk. Dress in two parts; bright pink figured satin with small scale vertical serpentines of peonies (?) in self figure; bodice (a), wide neck sloping off shoulders; short puffed sleeves; laced front and back; full skirt (b) lined throughout with thin printed cotton.
ProvenanceTransferred from Asiatic Dept. to Textiles.