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Benjamin Franklin's Suit

Maker unknown

Plain silk suit worn by Benjamin Franklin in France during the period of the Franco-American alliance.

Date
1778
Reference
2012.0187.001

Plate not recorded
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Record

Medium
Silk; linen
Origin
France
Owner
Smithsonian Institution

In the Tapestry

Provenance and history

  1. 1778

    CreatedA

Sources

  1. A

    americanhistory.si.edu

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