Wedding Dress
Unknown American, American
1838-1840
Silk taffeta
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Gift of Professor Henry B. Williams
56.9.17686
Geography
Place Made: United States, North America
Period
19th century
Object Name
Clothing: Outerwear
Research Area
Textiles and Costumes
Not on view
Provenance
Henry Bates Williams (1907-1987), Dartmouth Professor of English and Drama; given to present collection, 1956. Mrs. Harold Bruce; given to Henry B. Williams, Hanover, New Hampshire; given to present collection, 1957.
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