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Rose silk faille dress with matching cape.

Rose silk faille dress with matching cape. Alternative view, with cape. Rear view. Alternative view, without cape.

Dress

Description

Rose silk faille dress with matching cape.

Creator

Date

circa 1840s

Materials

Silk

Dimensions

Dress: 18 inches (shoulder), 55.5 inches (skirt length), 25 inches (bust), 22.5 inches (waist); Cape: 14.5 inches (length)

Object ID

1956.15.30

Resource ID

216

Notes

Originally constructed in the 1830s and then altered in the 1840s. Alterations include lengthening the skirt and adding padding in the bodice's back to disguise the unknown wearer's scoliosis.

Credit Line

Estate of Miss Eliza Ridgely.

Digital Publisher

Digital resource provided by the Maryland Center for History and Culture

Rights

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