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Maternity dress, pelerine, and shoes (detail)
c. 1830-1835
Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art
Hartford, United States
Maternity dress, c. 1830–35. English. Printed cotton.
Pelerine, c. 1830–35. Embroidered cotton.
Shoes, c. 1835. American. Silk satin and leather.
This dress has an apron-front skirt, meaning that it is open across the front of the waist and down the side seams to above the knee. The waist is on a drawstring so that it can be adjusted. This construction had been an option since the 1780s and was convenient for pregnancy.
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Details
- Title: Maternity dress, pelerine, and shoes (detail)
- Date Created: c. 1830-1835
- Location Created: England, United States
- Provenance: Maternity dress: Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art, Hartford, CT. Costume and Textile Purchase Fund, 2012.31.1 Pelerine: Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art, Hartford, CT. Costume and Textile Purchase Fund, 2012.31.7 Shoes: Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art, Hartford, CT. Gift of Mrs. Willard Jones, 1963.218a,b
- Type: Costume
- Original Source: Maternity dress: Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art, Hartford, CT. Costume and Textile Purchase Fund, 2012.31.1 Pelerine: Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art, Hartford, CT. Costume and Textile Purchase Fund, 2012.31.7 Shoes: Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art, Hartford, CT. Gift of Mrs. Willard Jones, 1963.218a,b
- Medium: Cotton, silk satin, leather
- Date end: 1835
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