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On the Trail of a Clemens Dress

by Susan W. Greene

Softcover
Flexible, high-gloss laminated cover
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About the Book
Exploration of clues to identify the ownership of an 1880s dress in the collection of the Chemung Valley History Museum. It appears to have belonged to Olivia Langdon Clemens, wife of Samuel Clemens, AKA Mark Twain.
Features & Details
  • Primary Category: History
  • Project Option: 6×9 in, 15×23 cm
    # of Pages: 48
  • Isbn
    • Softcover: 9781389913884
  • Publish Date: Jun 25, 2017
  • Language English
  • Keywords costume history, aesthetic movement, Mark Twain
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About the Creator
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Susan W. Greene
Rochester, NY

School of the Art Institute of Chicago, BFA 1968 (Art education) Cornell University, MA 1994 (Historic dress and textiles) My husband and I built a large collection of period costume items 1780-1880 that now resides at the Genesee Country Village and Museum-- https://www.gcv.org/the-john-l-wehle-gallery/susan-greene-costume-collection/ Editor/author: second edition (blurb.com) of Helene Phelan's 1976 book, And a White Vest for Sam'l. Editor/author: second edition of Elsie Frost McMurry's book, American Dresses, 1790-1900 - 2021, Cornell University. Free download at CU eCommons. https://ecommons.cornell.edu/handle/1813/109834 Author: Wearable Prints 1760-1860: History, Materials & Mechanics - Kent State University Press, 2014.

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