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Day & Evening Dresses Front (Right)

1798

The Valentine

The Valentine
Richmond, United States

In contrast to the stiff underpinnings worn throughout the 18th century, the minimal gowns of the 1790s were a fashionable reflection of the spirit of Libertas. True liberty was not available to all, however. At the same time that dresses styled à l’antique freed fashionable Richmond women from 18th century underpinnings, American legislators limited voting rights to white male propertyowners and perpetuated the black slave trade in centers like Richmond’s Shockoe Bottom.

Details

  • Title: Day & Evening Dresses Front (Right)
  • Date: 1798, 1798
  • Type: Cotton, Cotton
  • Contributor: Mrs. James Clements, Mrs. James Clements

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