Pair of Sleeves

1850 - 1870

  • Titles Pair of Sleeves (Descriptive)
  • Medium lace, cotton, silk
  • Dimensions (each) 21 1/2 × 11 in. (54.6 × 27.9 cm)
  • Credit Line Gift of Helen Benedict Byrd in honor of Martha Milner Benedict, 1986.1125.1-.2
  • Work Type sleeves
  • Classification Costume

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Hollow Parian figure of a seated woman wearing an off-the-shoulder, flowing gown, her left leg propped on a rock, her left arm bent and resting on her knee, her hand at her chin, her right arm dropped and holding a small harp at her side, on an irregular rocky base.