possibly 1775-78
United Kingdom
Object qualities
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Object
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Type of arts & crafts
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MediumSilk
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SizeOverall: 73 x 19 3/4 in. (185.4 x 50.2 cm) (loom width)
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Geography details
United Kingdom -
Country today
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Datepossibly 1775-78
Source of information
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Type of sourceDatabase “Metropolitan Museum of Art”
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Fund that the source refers toMetropolitan Museum of Art
Description
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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.
