# @mdhistory on Instagram

- **Type:** Image
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/Bo1zWbEDW0M
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/75985122-mdhistory-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/postThumbnails/405d539380.jpg
- **Posted:** 2018-10-12T17:00:28.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Maryland Center for History and Culture (MCHC) (@mdhistory) — https://gondola.cc/mdhistory

## Caption

Sometimes a seemingly ordinary object can be hiding a more extraordinary story.  For this #FashionFriday we take a closer look at what appears to be a turn of the century man's linen duster.  It has some staining and discoloration, and is mended time and time again.  So who wore this duster?  A working man stretching the lifetime of his clothes to save money?  Actually, It turns out it was owned by a woman, Miss Sallie Webster Dorsey, from an old Baltimore family who appeared more than once in the Baltimore Sun social pages.  Miss Dorsey however was more than a socialite.  Learn more about her in this week's Fashion Archives blog, "Miss Dorsey's Duster" (link in bio). #FashionFridays #WomensHistory #MarylandHistory #HiddenStories #BaltimoreSun #20thCenturyFashion #TurnoftheCenturyFashion #VintageDuster #HistoricMending

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## Tags

baltimoresun, marylandhistory, 20thcenturyfashion, womenshistory, vintageduster, turnofthecenturyfashion, hiddenstories, historicmending, fashionfridays, fashionfriday

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