Dress panels

possibly 1775–78

Not on view

Originally from costumes reputed to have been worn by Maria Redman of Philadelphia in 1778 at the Ball of the Mischianza Fête. Mischianza, an entertainment given in Philadelphia, May 18, 1778, during the War of the Revolution, by officers of the British Army, in honor of Sir William Howe, at the country home of Thomas Wharton.

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Title: Dress panels
Date: possibly 1775–78
Culture: probably British, London, Spitalfields
Medium: Silk
Dimensions: Overall: 73 x 19 3/4 in. (185.4 x 50.2 cm) (loom width)
Classification: Textiles-Woven
Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1935
Object Number: 35.47.1
Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

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