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Brown Silk Gown

This brown silk satin gown is the only gown from Martha Washington's wardrobe to survive intact. The gown is constructed of narrow brown satin-weave silk, likely of English manufacture, and dates from the…

Tags: sociability, material culture, clothing, fashion

Letter, to Mrs. S. Thorpe, July 15, 1772

(July 15, 1772)

To - Mrs S…

Tags: clothing

Letter, to Mrs. Shelbury, August 10, 1764

To - Mrs. Shelbury - Milliner Dean Street Soho. London

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