Woman's Dress
Artist/maker unknown, American and English
Geography:
Made in Spitalfields (silk), London, England, Europe
Assembled in United States, North and Central America
Date:
Silk: c. 1772-1773; Dress: c. 1837Medium:
Silk satin and tobine (cannelé) stripes brocaded with colored silksDimensions:
Center Back Length: 52 inches (132.1 cm) Waist: 25 inches (63.5 cm)Curatorial Department:
Costume and TextilesObject Location:
1962-93-5Credit Line:
Gift of Emma Thomas, 1962
Made in Spitalfields (silk), London, England, Europe
Assembled in United States, North and Central America
Date:
Silk: c. 1772-1773; Dress: c. 1837Medium:
Silk satin and tobine (cannelé) stripes brocaded with colored silksDimensions:
Center Back Length: 52 inches (132.1 cm) Waist: 25 inches (63.5 cm)Curatorial Department:
Costume and TextilesObject Location:
Currently not on view
Accession Number:1962-93-5Credit Line:
Gift of Emma Thomas, 1962
Social Tags
1770s fabric [x] 1830s [x] brocade [x] dress [x] recycled [x] silk [x] spitalfields [x]This dress was made from an earlier English silk dating from about 1772-73 that was probably woven by the English firm Batchelor, Ham and Perigal of Spitalfields, London. The dress was willed to Martha Gray Thomas, mother of the donor, by her cousin.