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6 Torsos, Bottom One Blue with a Rose
Object/Artifact
First in ball gown with long curls and plume in hair; second shows backof deep lace bertha, fan. Center is white, cap has rows of pink ribbon. Next shows back of her striped day dress which is laced. Another in gray with green bonnet. Last in blue dress with pronounced bell shaped oversleeve.
2022.35.0479
Bruce and Susan Greene Costume Collection
Le Follet, Plate No. 1967
1839 - 1841
Old Number
2009.019.23
Paper