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Dress

Clothing/Dress/Costume

2-piece dress made of fine silk and wool challis printed with mulberry, red and gold floral with a geometric stripe pattern. Bodice (a) - Basque; high round neck. Piped armscyes; dropped shoulder seams with wide bell sleeves. Lined with fine white twill cotton; white lining cambric in sleeves. Soft mulberry colored thread buttons Skirt (b) - gathered onto white cotton waistband. Unlined. Hem faced with brown lining cambric.

G2006.073ab

Bruce and Susan Greene Costume Collection

Adult, Female

Historic Costume

Dress

Female

Silk

Wool

Cotton

Red

1858 - 1860

2

Bodice - G2006.073a Skirt - G2006.073b

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