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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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