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Dress

Collection Type

  • Clothing and accessories

Date

ca. 1865

GUSN

GUSN-9763

Description

Brown silk dress (A) with added flounce (B) with woven pattern of narrow black dotted stripe and scattered purple and salmon flowers. Eyelet cuffs a later addition.

Details

Descriptive Terms

dresses (garments)
silk (textile)
dots
stripes
Dress
Women's clothing
Silk
Striped
Dotted
Dress

Inscription

"Grandmother Holman (Elizabeth Feuley Willard)" (Ink inscription)

Maker

Unknown

Accession Number

1996.4A

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