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Dress, bag and shoes (detail)
c. 1830-1850
Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art
Hartford, United States
Dress, c. 1840–45. American. Silk.
Canvaswork bag, c. 1830–50. American. Wool and linen.
Shoes, c. 1830–50. American. Kid leather.
The pointed waistline, pointed bodice decoration, tight sleeves, tight bodice with dropped shoulder line, and full skirt of this silk dress combine to mimic the shape of a Gothic arch.
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Details
- Title: Dress, bag and shoes (detail)
- Date Created: c. 1830-1850
- Location Created: United States
- Provenance: Dress: Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art, Hartford, CT. Gift of Mrs. Frederic Beach, 1937.422 Canvaswork bag: Collection of Mary D. Doering Shoes: Collection of Mary D. Doering
- Type: Costume
- Original Source: Dress: Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art, Hartford, CT. Gift of Mrs. Frederic Beach, 1937.422 Canvaswork bag: Collection of Mary D. Doering Shoes: Collection of Mary D. Doering
- Medium: Silk, wool, linen, leather
- Date end: 1850
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