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Historic Costume | Fine and Decorative Arts

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Dress

Clothing/Dress/Costume

Entirely hand-stitched girl’s dress made of blue-flowered delaine. Good-quality pattern print that makes up of dark brown ground with small blue closely-spaced half-drop flowers. Inset waistband with gathered skirt. Pocket on right side. Bodice gathered at center front waist. High round piped neck. Lined with brown cotton. Long, straight sleeves with plackets, jockeys. Hem turned up one extra notch.

G99.013

Bruce and Susan Greene Costume Collection

Child, Female

Historic Costume

Dress

Female

Cotton - Delaine

Cotton

Brown

Blue

1843 - 1848

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