Gowns of Lucretia Rudolph Garfield (1832-1918) & Mary Todd Lincoln (1818-1882).
19th c American Victorian Textiles
AMERICAN Anonymous
(c. 1500 - present)
Primary
1861; 1881
19th c
Silk taffeta
Victorian
Dress
Washington D.C. National Museum of American History.
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The gown in front was worn by Lucretia Rudolph Garfield; First Lady of James A. Garfield; in 1881. The floral striped gown in the back was worn by Mary Todd Lincoln; First Lady of Abraham Lincoln; in 1861.
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AMERICAN | Gowns of Lucretia Rudolph Garfield (1832-1918) & Mary Todd Lincoln (1818-1882). | 1861; 1881 | American |