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Dress

Object Name:
Dress
Object ID:
1984.099.40 a-b
Date:
1820-1835
Description:
Dress, plum silk, heavy-weight, taffeta, floor-length (a), with matching shawl (b). Short puffy sleeves. Cotton muslin lining in bodice, glaze cotton lining in skirt. Shawl lined in blue. Four front hook-and-eye-closure. Loop in center back of waist interior. Small woman's size.

a--dress
b--capelet
Material:
Textile
Silk
Cotton
Provenance:
From Kimball-Jenkins estate, Concord, New Hampshire.
History: Kimball Collection
Carolyn Louise Jenkins (1930-1981) -- Concord, NH. Bequest a collection of historical clothing, photographs, et al., from the Kimball Jenkins estate.
Credit Line:
Bequest of Carolyn Louise Jenkins
Subjects:
Dresses, Shawls
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