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Dress, reproduction belt, belt buckle, and scarf
c. 1837-1850
Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art
Hartford, United States
Dress, c. 1837-40. American. Printed silk.
Reproduction ribbon belt
Belt buckle, 19th century. Probably English. Mother of pearl and brass.
Scarf, c. 1850. French or English. Silk.
American women who put together ensembles like this one were following French fashion. The silks, as well as the styles, were probably produced in France. The complicated sleeve decoration, pattern-woven shawl, ribbon belt and buckle, beaded reticule, and complex hairstyle all combined to create layers of pattern and ornamentation.
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- Title: Dress, reproduction belt, belt buckle, and scarf
- Date Created: c. 1837-1850
- Location Created: United States, France, England
- Provenance: Dress- Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art, Hartford, CT. Costume and Textile Purchase Fund, 2012.31.3 Belt buckle- Collection of Lynne Zacek Bassett Scarf- Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art, Hartford, CT. Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Clifton M. Bockstoce, 1963.527
- Type: Costume
- Original Source: Dress- Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art, Hartford, CT. Costume and Textile Purchase Fund, 2012.31.3 Belt buckle- Collection of Lynne Zacek Bassett Scarf- Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art, Hartford, CT. Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Clifton M. Bockstoce, 1963.527
- Medium: Silk, mother of pearl, brass
- Date end: 1850
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