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Dress
Clothing/Dress/Costume
Dress made of black silk. Lined with heavy brown cotton. Stays throughout the bodice. The bodice is smocked at the front waist and on top of the sleeves. 3/4 sleeves are pinked and have white eyelet lace undersleeves attached. The skirt has a 2 tier-ruffled hem.
2010.014.1
Genesee Country Village and Museum
Adult, Female
Historic Costume
Dress
Female
Silk
Glazed Cotton
Black
1845 - 1855
52-1/2 in