Woman's Dress

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Woman's Dress

Silk: c. 1772-1773; Dress: c. 1837

Artist/maker unknown, American and English

This dress was made from an earlier English silk dating from about 1772-73 that was probably woven by the English firm Batchelor, Ham and Perigal of Spitalfields, London. The dress was willed to Martha Gray Thomas, mother of the donor, by her cousin.

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Object Details

Title:

Woman's Dress

Date:

Silk: c. 1772-1773; Dress: c. 1837

Artist:

Artist/maker unknown, American and English

Medium:

Silk satin and tobine (cannelé) stripes brocaded with colored silks

Dimensions:

Center Back Length: 52 inches (132.1 cm) Waist: 25 inches (63.5 cm)

Classification:

Costume (including accessories)

Credit Line:

Gift of Emma Thomas, 1962

Accession Number:

1962-93-5

Geography:

Made in Spitalfields (silk), London, England, Europe Assembled in United States, North and Central America

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