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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