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Collection
Wheatland
Object ID
W.89.217.4
Collection
Wheatland
Description
Part of a four-piece dress. Blue velvet laced belt; white mesh stiffener; lined in navy satin. 5/8" wide navy woven tape with tubular metal clamps at both ends for lacing belt closed using 10 round hand-stiched edged buttonholes, 3 metal stays, one in back, 2 at front opening. Velvet tab attached to inside folds across lacing hoes in front. Lower edge tapers to a slight "v" in the back and a deeper "V" in front.
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
DAC
Storage Wall
Island 5
Storage Cabinet
Unit 39
Storage Shelf
Shelf 1
Subcategory
Clothing -- Accessory
Subject
Wheatland (Lancaster, Pa.)
Search Terms
Wheatland
James Buchanan Presidential Library
Object Name
Belt
Material
Velvet
Height (in)
62
Width (in)
26
Dimension Details
Skirt length is 52' Jacket Bust is 39' Waist is 26' Sleeve inseam is 10' Bodice Bust is 34'
Condition
Good
Condition Date
2016-05-23
Condition Notes
Silk/ satin lining has pulled apart in some places.
Object ID
W.89.217.4
Notes
Lining of jacket is shredding. Bodice condition is poor: Sleeves removed, buttons missing, waist is cut.
Updated By CMR 05/23/2016
Accession Number
W.89.217
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