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Gown, Long

Clothing/Dress/Costume

Entirely machine-stitched 2-piece dress made of cotton. Long clothes and matching petticoat in cotton. Both containing rows of tucks and ruching in between the gathered strips. Petticoat (a) - has short rectangular 'bodice' without arm holes or straps. Back closure. Long Clothes (b) - has the center back closure of carved MOP buttons.

2021.01.080ab

Genesee Country Village and Museum

Youth

Historic Costume

Dress

Unisex

Cotton

White

1880 - 1900

2

Petticoat - 2021.01.080a Long Clothes - 2021.01.080b

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