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Clothing/Dress/Costume

Partly hand-stitched dress made of heavy novelty weave cotton with diagonal brocade stripe. Coat sleeves that end with two bands of heavy white cotton braids. Skirt formed of box pleats placed two in front, two in back and one on each side. The top edges of the pleats are finished with a band of cotton. Back opens all the way down the center back with button closures. Unlined.

G2003.033

Bruce and Susan Greene Costume Collection

Youth

Historic Costume

Dress

Unisex

Cotton

White

1865

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