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Piece of the wedding dress of Anne Eliot
Title
[Piece of the wedding dress of Anne Eliot].
Production
[China], [before 1632]
Physical Description
1 fabric swatch : silk ; 13 x 14 cm
Notes
Title devised by cataloger.
Place of creation and date supplied by cataloger.
Accompanying newspaper clipping in English.
Provenance
Gift of Mrs. Chester P. Loomis, 1915.
Access and use
This material is open for research.
Biographical / Historical Note
Anne Eliot (1603-1687) (born Hannah Mumford) married John Eliot (1604-1690) in Boston, Massachusetts, in 1632. John Eliot was founder of the first Indian Church in New England and was the first to translate the Christian Bible into an indigenous American language. Anne Eliot was a midwife in Roxbury, Massachusetts, following her arrival from England.
Summary
Piece of the floral silk wedding dress worn by Anne Eliot during her marriage to John Eliot in Boston, Massachusetts, 1632. Accompanied by a newspaper clipping providing a description of the swatch and its history. Textile is noted as having been made in China.
Format
Images
Language
English
Added to Catalog
January 27, 2022
References
Piece of the Wedding Dress of Anne Eliot. General Collection, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library.
Cite as
Piece of the Wedding Dress of Anne Eliot. General Collection, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library.
Subjects
Genre/Form
Silk (textile)
Wedding dresses.
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