Collection Highlights
Siamese Twins
Date:
1836
Object Number:
LIB.SY.1836.55
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Skirt and fragments
Object Number:
1968.19a-hhh
Date:
1898
Medium:
Silk, cotton
Dimensions:
Overall: 40 x 58 in. ( 101.6 x 147.3 cm )
Part (waist): 28 1/2 in. (72.4 cm)
Description:
Purple silk taffeta skirt embroidered with an all over black and white medallion pattern; lined with white cotton; closes at side with a metal hook and eye; very full skirt (needed support of hoops or bustle); 59 fragments of the skirt from cutting down for new wearers.
Gallery Label:
This skirt was first worn at the wedding of Grace Eldridge to Mortimer Thomson.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mr. James Parton
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
