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Spitalfields brocade dress
American
mid-19th century, about 1840
Object Place: United States
Medium/Technique
Silk brocade and silk satin with glazed cotton lining
Dimensions
128 x 71 cm (50 3/8 x 27 15/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. Oric Bates
Accession Number53.192
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAmericas, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsCostumes
DescriptionAmerican, mid 19th about 1840. Fabric 18th century Spitalfields brocade, blue ground, horizontal interlacing ribbon and floral serpentines, brocaded with white and brilliant polychrome silks, tightly fitted bodice coming to V in center front, hooked down center back, wide flaring neckline, elbow length sleeves with sleeve ruffles shaped like those of the 18th century, full skirt with fullness gathered evenly all around. Cf.: 52.558.