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Woman's Belt
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Woman's Belt

Original OwnerOriginally owned by Eliza Wadsworth American, 1850 - 1922
Clothing MakerMade by Unknown
Dateabout 1830-1840
MediumHand-stitched silk and cotton, with brass hooks and eyes
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (length x width): 27 1/2 x 2 1/2in. (69.9 x 6.4cm)
ClassificationsCostume
Credit LineGift of Emory Robotham
DescriptionTan silk ribbon belt with a closure of three brass hooks and eyes.
Object number2001.130.5
Subject Terms
    On View
    Not on view
    Dress
    Mary Abbe Smith
    about 1880-1890
    Front of dress with evening bodice 2.

Gift of Mrs. Seth P. Holcombe and Mrs. Gilbert A. Wick…
    Mary Jane Buel
    about 1890-1895, altered from earlier dress
    Dress
    Frances Eliza Smith
    about 1888
    Dress
    Caroline Lucinda Bolles Cleveland
    1861
    Connecticut Historical Society collection, 1987.241.0, Connecticut Historical Society, Public D…
    Unknown
    about 1891
    Eliza Wadsworth
    about 1900-1905
    Gift of Adah Danielson, 1961.11.1a-d, Connecticut Historical Society, Public Domain
    Mary Christina Harris
    1883
    Wedding Dress
    Myrtie Evelyn Bennett
    1892
    Bequest of George Dudley Seymour, 1945.1.1115  © 2011 The Connecticut Historical Society.
    Unknown
    about 1897
    Dress
    Tilton family
    about 1850-1855
    Gift of Mrs. John O. Flasch, 1954.23.2  © 2011 The Connecticut Historical Society.
    Unknown
    about 1855
    Front of dress with cape.
    Unknown
    1865-1870