Reception gown worn by Mary LeDuc

Titles: Reception gown worn by Mary LeDuc (Supplied title)

Description: Two-piece claret-colored velvet and taffeta reception gown with bustle and train. Self-covered buttons at center front with detail embroidery. Asymmetrically trimmed with draped swags, knotted cotton fringe and self-fabric bows. Hand and machine sewn. Made by dressmaker, Miss Jane E. Turner, New York for Mary LeDuc, September, 1877. Worn by Mrs. LeDuc at a White House reception with Mrs. Hayes, October 1877.

Dates

• Exactly 1877 (Creation)

Creation

• used by: LeDuc, Mary Elizabeth Bronson
• made by: Turner, Miss Jane E.

Identifiers

• Accession Number: 6062.62 A,B

Holding Type: 3D Objects

Quantity: 1 item

Format

• Content Category: artifacts

Measurements

• 32 inches circumference (bust)
• 27 inches circumference (waist)
• 55 inches length (front length, not train)

Subjects

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