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Wool printed challis dress worn by Mary Elizabeth Dorsey Farnandis (1795–1888). Fashionable paisley prints first gained popularity in the Western world during the late eighteenth century with the importation of fine goat-haired shawls from the Kashmir region of India. Nearing the mid-nineteenth century, textile manufacturers succeeded in producing paisley fabrics cheaper than those made in…

Wool printed challis dress worn by Mary Elizabeth Dorsey Farnandis (1795–1888). Fashionable paisley prints first gained popularity in the Western world during the late eighteenth century with the importation of fine goat-haired shawls from the Kashmir region of India. Nearing the mid-nineteenth century, textile manufacturers succeeded in producing paisley fabrics cheaper than those made in… Sleeve detail view. Side view.

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Description

Wool printed challis dress worn by Mary Elizabeth Dorsey Farnandis (1795–1888). Fashionable paisley prints first gained popularity in the Western world during the late eighteenth century with the importation of fine goat-haired shawls from the Kashmir region of India. Nearing the mid-nineteenth century, textile manufacturers succeeded in producing paisley fabrics cheaper than those made in India, allowing entire dresses to be constructed from it.

Creator

Date

1840s

Materials

Wool, cotton, silk, metal

Object ID

1969.26.1

Resource ID

212

Credit Line

Gift of Mrs. H. Irvine Keyser

Digital Publisher

Digital resource provided by the Maryland Center for History and Culture

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