Exhibition

Fashion on the Ohio Frontier: 1790-1840
Broadbent Gallery: July 26, 2003, to January 18, 2004
Anne Bissonnette, Curator

 
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Navy Wool Frock Coat
Unknown maker and place of origin, ca. 1816-1830.
Possibly worn on the Connecticut Western Reserve, Ohio.
Collection of the Western Reserve Historical Society, 46.163.

Ivory Linen Trousers
Unknown maker and place of origin, ca. 1825-1830s.
Possibly worn in Ohio.
Collection of the Ohio Historical Society, H56994.

Reproduction Shirt and Neck Stock.
Installation Boots and Gloves.

 

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and a Stella Blum Travel Grant from the Costume Society of America.
   


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