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Woman's Jacket

Clothing MakerMade by Unknown
Dateabout 1900
MediumHand-stitched silk with ferrous metal buttons, and non-ferrous metal hooks and eyes, probably cotton wadding
ClassificationsCostume
Credit LineGift of Dorothy Shor Thompson
DescriptionWoman's jacket of very dark brown or black velvet. Dipped at center front waistline, with "pouter pigeon" fullness. The sleeves are slightly gathered at the shoulders. The turn-down collar has rounded tabs to hook around the base of the neck, if desired. The center front opening turns back into wide revers. Dark olive green-gray satin lining. The jacket is wadded for warmth, probably with cotton.
Object number2002.47.9
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Seymour family
about 1893-1896
Dress
Unknown
about 1875
Front of dress with evening bodice 2.

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Mary Jane Buel
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Libbie B. Tuller
1892
Gift of Stella P. Olmsted, 1976.58.12b-c, Connecticut Historical Society, Public Domain
Emma D. Sharp
1884-about 1889
Gift of Sarah E. Plummer, 1952.18.0a-b, Connecticut Historical Society, Public Domain
Lena Lee Howard
1882
Front of dress without the matching cape.
Lyle N. Roapelye
about 1885
Bequest of George Dudley Seymour, 1945.1.1115  © 2011 The Connecticut Historical Society.
Unknown
about 1897
Gift of the New Hampshire Historical Society, 1967.94.0, Connecticut Historical Society, Public…
Madame Varney
about 1894
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Clara Eglantine Comstock
about 1888