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History & Notes: Belonged to Mrs. B. F. Bedford, nee Nannie E. Jacoby, who married in Paris, Kentucky, October 17, 1867. Nannie had the robe when she married.
Description: Long princess style robe with unpressed pleats in the back; American beauty colored wool with wide portions of the same color in velvet; fastens with frogs and buttons; has self-colored fringed silk cord for belt or sash; fully lined; sweeps the floor in the back.
Object Number: 1965.057.0001
Object: dress
Category: Women's Garments
Circa: 1870
Materials: wool, silk, metal
Description: Long princess style robe with unpressed pleats in the back; American beauty colored wool with wide portions of the same color in velvet; fastens with frogs and buttons; has self-colored fringed silk cord for belt or sash; fully lined; sweeps the floor in the back.
Object Number: 1965.057.0001
Object: dress
Category: Women's Garments
Circa: 1870
Materials: wool, silk, metal
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