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Time Search; The Nineteenth Century: 1870 to 1876
Anne Bissonnette, Curator
Kent State University Museum

 
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Day dress, circa 1870-76.
Bright blue taffeta with woven gray and white stripes.
Kent State University Museum
Silverman/Rodgers Collection
KSUM 1983.1.107ab

 
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Wedding dress, United States of America, circa 1872-76.
Tan colored two piece ensemble with self fabric trim.
Kent State University Museum
Collection of the Allen Art Museum, Oberlin
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. E. P. Vance, 1970
KSUM L1995.17.57ab

 
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Day dress, United States of America, circa 1875.
Verdacio colored day dress with purple ribbon and fringe appliqué.
Kent State University Museum
Silverman/Rodgers Collection
KSUM 1983.1.96ab

 

 

 

For more information on mid to late nineteenth-century fashion,
please visit the website of the exhibitions


The Right Chemistry: Colors in Fashion, 1704-1918
 An Eye for Design: 18th & 19th Century Fashion and Decorative Arts
Flora and Fashion: Gardens Become Us!
Of Men & Their Elegance
The Hours of the Woman of Leisure
Centuries of Chilhood
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