A DAY DRESS OF STARCHED ORGANDY
Lot 22

A DAY DRESS OF STARCHED ORGANDY

AMERICAN, CIRCA 1860-65

Closed2 December 2010

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GBP 3,750

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A DAY DRESS OF STARCHED ORGANDY
AMERICAN, CIRCA 1860-65
printed with lilac sprays, composed of bodice, skirt and sash (3)

Mary Augusta Holmes, was part of Boston's intellectual aristocracy. She was cousin to Oliver Wendell Holmes, noted Boston literary figure and scientific writer of the 19th century.