Dress worn by wife of Fort Snelling commander

Titles: Dress worn by wife of Fort Snelling commander (Supplied title)

Description: Green brocade and watered silk machine-stitched dress with a floral design and black velvet stripes and buttons, circa 1860-1865. The dress was worn by Anna McVean McLaren, wife of General Robert Neil McLaren, commander at Fort Snelling from 1862 to 1865. In 1860 Anna was 28 years old. The couple had a 2 year-old son, Archibald, and a daughter, Jane, on the way.

Dates

• Approximately 1860 - Approximately 1865 (Use)

Creation

• owned by: MacLaren, Anna McVean
• about: MacLaren, Robert Neil

Identifiers

• Accession Number: 8781.1.A,B

Notes

• A three-dimensional model, in pdf file format, is available for this object.

Holding Type: 3D Objects

Quantity: 1 item

Format

• Content Category: artifacts

Measurements

• 16 1/2 inches length (8781.1.A: top)
• 17 inches width (8781.1.A: top)
• 43 1/2 inches length (8781.1.B: skirt)
• 9 1/2 inches width (8781.1.B: skirt, at waist)
• 29 inches width (8781.1.B: skirt, at bottom)

Subjects

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