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Historic Costume | Fine and Decorative Arts

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Doll Dress

Object/Artifact

Thin white cotton, entirely hand stitched; bodice gathers at CF waist; wide neckline; puffed sleeves; long skirt gauffered onto wide waistband; 1.5” hem; back opening with 3 tiny handmade black glass buttons with white dots on top; lined bodice, and sleeves lined as tube to preserve puffed effect. Musln frill edged with lace on neck and sleeves. 17” long.

G87.214

Bruce and Susan Greene Costume Collection

Doll Clothes

1840 - 1860

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