The magnifience and stateliness of livery were no mere detail of eighteenth- or ninteenth-century life: the staff visually reflected the standards of style of the household.
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Title:Livery
Date:early 19th century
Culture:Italian
Medium:wool
Credit Line:Rogers Fund, 1926
Accession Number:26.56.8a–c
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