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dress, 2-piece

American History Museum

Womans wedding dress
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  • Womans wedding dress
  • Womans wedding dress
  • Womans wedding dress
  • Womans wedding dress
  • Womans wedding dress
  • Womans wedding dress
  • Womans wedding dress
  • Womans wedding dress
  • Womans wedding dress
  • Womans wedding dress
  • Womans wedding dress

    Object Details

    wearer

    McKaig, Mrs. Merwin

    maker

    Lightner, A. E.
    Lightner, A.E.

    Location

    Currently not on view

    Credit Line

    Gift of W. Wallace McKaig

    Date made

    1880-06-02

    ID Number

    CS.047117

    catalog number

    047117

    accession number

    184202

    Object Name

    Dress, 2-Piece

    Object Type

    Main Dress
    Woman
    Dress
    Entire Body

    Other Terms

    Dress, 2-Piece; Wedding

    Measurements

    waist: 22 in; x 55.88 cm

    place made

    United States: Maryland, Baltimore

    made in

    United States: Maryland, Baltimore

    used in

    United States: Maryland, Cumberland

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    Home and Community Life: Costume

    Data Source

    National Museum of American History

    worn for

    Weddings

    Metadata Usage

    CC0

    Link to Original Record

    https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a5-0960-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

    Record ID

    nmah_361209

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