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4 Torsos and Most of a Ball Gown, 4 Heads

Object/Artifact

First wears blue dinner dress and enormous white turban, second has black bodice with deep décolletage, and white puffed sleeves. Center wears pink patterned open robe with deep pointed waits, short triple mancheron sleeves and a white turban with a sheer white scarf draped over it. Fourth seems to show the back view. Fifth in gray-green with black lace edging - perhaps a dressing gown- wears a fancy lingerie cap with long sheer lappets. 2 drawings of coiffures and a bonnet and riding hat.

2022.35.0468

Bruce and Susan Greene Costume Collection

Modes de Paris

1838

Old Number

2009.019.12

Paper

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