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Dress

Description

Ivory silk chiffon dress with a tape-lace skirt. The dress's bodice and panels are heavily beaded with silver-core glass and metal beads.

Creator

Date

1915

Materials

Lace, silk, metal, glass

Dimensions

13.75 inches (shoulder), 21.75 inches (skirt length - front), 26 inches (skirt length - back), 34.5 inches (bust), 34.5 inches (waist), 22 inches (neck to waist)

Object ID

1948.89.2

Resource ID

118

Notes

Worn by Amelia Himes Walker (1882-1974) at her last public concert in 1915. Though a singer by profession, Amelia Walker more often made headlines in the Baltimore Sun for her efforts in the women's suffrage movement.

Credit Line

Gift of Mrs. Robert Hunt Walker (née Amelia Himes)

Digital Publisher

Digital resource provided by the Maryland Center for History and Culture

Rights

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