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Caroline Harrison Gold Dress

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circa 1891H: 65" Waist: 27" Shoulder: 14"2005.6Silk and lace

Gold flowered silk one piece dress marked as being Caroline Harrison's. Fabric is a gold color and different shades outlined in black of a design of long stemmed flowers. Like a poppy or daisy. Lace trimmed collar and cuffs. Lined, bottom edge of skirt inside small ruffle of a stiff netting. 13 buttons on front of bodice. Bodice attached at back with skirt. Metal stays some coming through fabric. Marked at waist in ink "C S Harrison / '91 / gift of Mrs. McKee / 1910."

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Caroline Harrison Gold Dress

Gold flowered silk one piece dress marked as being Caroline Harrison's. Fabric is a gold color and different shades outlined in black of a design of long stemmed flowers. Like a poppy or daisy. Lace trimmed collar and cuffs. Lined, bottom edge of skirt inside small ruffle of a stiff netting. 13 buttons on front of bodice. Bodice attached at back with skirt. Metal stays some coming through fabric.

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Gold flowered silk one piece dress marked as being Caroline Harrison's. Fabric is a gold color and different shades outlined in black of a design of long stemmed flowers. Like a poppy or daisy. Lace trimmed collar and cuffs. Lined, bottom edge of skirt inside small ruffle of a stiff netting. 13 buttons on front of bodice. Bodice attached at back with skirt. Metal stays some coming through fabric.

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Benjamin Harrison's silk top hat on top of a leather carrying case. Black satin or silk hat. the hat is 6 inches tall with a slight bowed flare toward the middle the stack; seams on both sides; a band to cover the joining of stack and brim is missing except on the right front; a partial bow is placed on the right side; stitches are showing where band would have been.

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Oil on canvas by Lilly M. Spencer (Lilly Martin Spencer) of Caroline Scott Harrison in profile view. Spencer signature is in lower left (not visible when portrait is in frame). Many engravings and prints were made from this image of Caroline Harrison. She is wearing a dark dress with white lace trim at the high neck, gold earrings, and hair is pulled back in a bun. Background is green in varying dark to medium shades. Pat. date of 1885 on metal corner brackets of wooden stretcher.
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Photograph (sepia tone) mounted on heavy board. Images shows 1888 Campaign Ball with D. E. Brockett (designer and builder) standing to the left with other men behind him and to the right side of the ball. There is also a stack of lumber to the back on the right and a shed type building to the left. Below image on board is the following information:
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