# @mdhistory on Instagram

- **Type:** Image
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/BYOi6ZNgS4s
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/75985324-mdhistory-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/postThumbnails/b8918f9ad0.jpg
- **Posted:** 2017-08-25T18:44:08.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Maryland Center for History and Culture (MCHC) (@mdhistory) — https://gondola.cc/mdhistory

## Caption

This #FashionFriday we are going back to the 18th century!  This gorgeous brocade dress dates from the 1740s and was worn by Mrs. Hugh Davey (1724-1782). It may look a bit odd because there is not front to the skirt, but this is because a contrasting petticoat would have been worn under the dress along with side hoops to support the skirt. Scroll to the second image to check out a picture of this dress as it prepares for exhibition in the 1970s! 1943.48.1 Gift of Miss Katherine S. Montell #fashionhistory #fashioncollection #fashionarchives #fashionarchive #18thcentury #18thcenturydress #silkbrocade #colonial #sidehoops #behindthescenes

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## Tags

fashionarchive, fashionarchives, sidehoops, fashionfriday, 18thcentury, colonial, 18thcenturydress, behindthescenes, fashionhistory, silkbrocade, fashioncollection

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