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Created by:

Unidentified  Search this

Worn by:

Lucy Lee Shirley, American, 1855 - 1929  Search this

Subject of:

Black Fashion Museum, American, 1979 - 2007  Search this

Medium:

bast fiber, wool textile, and synthetic fiber

Dimensions:

H x W (Flat): 18 × 33 1/2 in. (45.7 × 85.1 cm)

Waist: 24 1/2 in. (62.2 cm)

Type:

skirts

Place used:

Leesburg, Loudoun County, Virginia, United States, North and Central America

Date:

ca. 1860

Topic:

African American  Search this

Children  Search this

Clothing and dress  Search this

Slavery  Search this

Credit Line:

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Black Fashion Museum founded by Lois K. Alexander-Lane

Object number:

2007.3.5

Restrictions & Rights:

No Known Copyright Restrictions

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Collection title:

Black Fashion Museum Collection

Classification:

Slavery and Freedom Objects

Clothing-Historical

Data Source:

National Museum of African American History and Culture

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5a0cf9279-424d-4c73-8d3e-82da3b5c1bd5

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmaahc_2007.3.5