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Gown, Dressing
Object/Artifact
All heavy cotton, entirely hand stitched, including some 35 buttonholes; ribbed pleated-effect trim outlines the pointed yoke with dropped shoulders and piped armscyes; gussets under the full sleeves gathered into cuffs trimmed with coarse lace. Wide flaring shape with gores. Open all the way down; ribbed white glass buttons.
G85.760
Bruce and Susan Greene Costume Collection
1870 - 1880
User Age: Adult Gender: Female
American
Dressing gown
Female
Woman
Hand stitched
Glass buttons