SIPublic domain
Reproduction of evening bodice and skirt made by Elizabeth Keckley
Fredsapp, American
This is a reproduction of an evening bodice and skirt made by Elizabeth Keckly for First Lady Mary Lincoln. The original garment is in the First Ladies Collection at the Smithsonian National Museum of American History.
- Date
- 20th century
- Type
- bodices
- Medium
- synthetic velveteen, satin piping, synthetic lace, synthethic faille lining, horsehair, and metal
- Department
- NMAAHC
- Institution
- National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- nmaahc_2007.3.640ab
- Credit
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Black Fashion Museum founded by Lois K. Alexander-Lane