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Woman's Dress (Bodice and Skirt)circa 1857

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Woven silk plaid dress and cape ensemble in peanut-brown and silver-gray with royal blue stripes, trimmed with blue and gold fringe tassels and ivory lace collar

Unknown, Woman's Dress (Bodice and Skirt), circa 1857, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of the Beatrice Huntsman-Trout Family Trust, Photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Title
Woman's Dress (Bodice and Skirt)
Place Made
United States
Date Made
circa 1857
Medium
Bodice: silk warp and wool weft plain weave with silk warp float patterning, moiré, with silk passementerie and silk and glass bead tassels; Skirt: silk warp and wool weft plain weave with silk warp float patterning, moiré; Collar: cotton plain weave with cotton thread embroidery
Dimensions
Center back length (Bodice): 15 3/4 in. (40.01 cm) Center back length (Skirt): 42 3/8 in. (107.63 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of the Beatrice Huntsman-Trout Family Trust
Accession Number
M.85.89.7a-c
Classification
Costumes
Collecting Area
Costume and Textiles

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