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American

Carpetbag, mid 1800s

Description

Maker

  • Unknown

Culture

American

Title

Carpetbag

Year

mid 1800s

Medium

Wool pile weave, brass closure, cotton plain-weave lining

Materials/Techniques

Materials

  • wool,
  • brass (alloy),
  • cotton

Dimensions

Length: 38.1 cm (15 inches)

Type

  • Fashion,
  • Costume Accessories

Credit

Gift of Madeleine U. Wilcox and Mrs. Zenas R. Bliss in memory of Mrs. Anna Utley Wilcox

Object Number

56.137.41

Exhibition History

Exhibition History

Swagged and Poufed

January 22 - July 3, 2016

Use

The images on this website can enable discovery and collaboration and support new scholarship, and we encourage their use. This object is in the public domain (CC0 1.0). This object is Carpetbag with the accession number of 56.137.41. To request high-resolution files or new photography, please send an email to imagerequest@risd.edu and include your name and the object's accession number.

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