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Dress

Clothing/Dress/Costume

Entirely hand stitched dress, printed wool. Rainbow purple stripes with large paisley block printed motifs. Closely fitted pointed bodice with round neckline and no drapery. Long straight sleeves with fullness around elbow. Skirt pleated onto bodice. Hooks and eyes up the back. Bodice lined with thin plain weave white cotton. Skirt lined with finer white cotton. Long bone extends down from chin to point.

G2001.042

Bruce and Susan Greene Costume Collection

Adult, Female

Historic Costume

Dress

Female

Wool

Cotton

Black

Purple

White

block print

1842 - 1848

User Age: Adult Gender: Female

American

hand stitched

printed wool

pleated skirt

boned

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