Mary Todd Lincoln

Mary​ ​Todd​ ​Lincoln Inaugural​ ​Ball​ ​Gown

● Served:​ ​1861-1865
● A​ ​two-piece​ ​purple​ ​gown​ ​and​ ​evening​ ​bodice,​ ​fashioned​ ​with​ ​a​ ​full​ ​skirt.
● Mrs.​ ​Lincoln’s​ ​personal​ ​seamstress,​ ​Elizabeth​ ​Keckley,​ ​is​ ​credited​ ​for​ ​creating​ ​many​ ​of​ ​her
dresses​ ​to​ ​Mrs.​ ​Lincoln’s​ ​requests.

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