Object Highlight: Elizabeth \ from for two women jana Watch Video

⏲ Duration: 1 min 74 sec
✓ Published: 14-Dec-2020

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When Elizabeth “Betty” Dorn of Shrewsbury in Monmouth County was born in 1760, nearly all New Jersey people of African descent were enslaved. While it is unclear if she was born enslaved or free, Dorn was a free woman later in life and was able to acquire property of her own, including this short gown. Dr. Marcela Micucci, the Post-Doctoral Curatorial Fellow at the Museum of the American Revolution, is joined by seamstress and 18th-century clothing specialist Jana Violante to take a closer l