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Back View of Dress with Bows
Figure cut from a fashion plate depicting the back view of a woman in a white party dress with a low, wide neckline, short, puffed sleeves, and heavily ornamented with dark yellow bows. Sticking out of the top of her updo, a standing plume.
2022.35.0632
Colored Engraving
Paper
Bruce and Susan Greene Costume Collection
Fashion Plate
Historic Costume
1833 - 1834
19th Century
Early 19th Century
Old Number
2021.07