Collection Highlights
Major Gen'l Z. Taylor Before Monterey
Date:
1848
Object Number:
PR.068.27
Medium:
Lithograph
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Dress (costume)
Object Number:
INV.12209a
Date:
1900-1940
Medium:
Cotton
Dimensions:
Overall: 51 x 40 in. ( 129.5 x 101.6 cm )
Part (waist): 29 1/2 in. (74.9 cm)
Description:
Grey cotton dress (after a Priscilla or Abigail Adams costume at the Smithsonian); high round neckline; long sleeves puffed and cuffed at the shoulder; straight waistline with a band of material around; small pleats at the waist fall into a round skirt with a wide hem at the bottom; dress closed up the back with metal hook and eye fasteners.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
