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Drawers

Clothing/Dress/Costume

Open drawers made of white cotton. A single white glass button as the closure. The buttonhole has been modified for a larger waistline by tying a cord through the hole, with a loop at one end to fit over the button, thereby expanding the waist size. The ankles have a band of openwork, a cotton ruffle, and MOP button closures.

2004.131.17

Genesee Country Village and Museum

Adult, Female

Historic Costume

Drawers

Cotton

White

1860 - 1900

United States of America

North America

Signature

On waistband.

Fannie M. Thornton

Ink

32-1/2 in

11 in

Width is measured at the waist.

Thornton, Fannie M.

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