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Historic Costume | Fine and Decorative Arts

Welcome to our Online Collections Database! Below you will find a searchable database showcasing images and information regarding tens of thousands of items in our online collection. Search using search terms, key words, object names, or names of historical figures to locate specific items, or, peruse at random to enjoy the breadth of collections available for view.

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Drawers

Clothing/Dress/Costume

Entirely hand-stitched jeans made of cotton with a brushed nap inner face. Bodice from the straight piece with straps. Legs joined at the crotch. Center front seam. The back is not sewn to the bodice as the front is. 3 buttons; 1 China, 2 bone buttons on the bodice in the center back. Side plackets. Felled seam. Tiny hems.

G88.188

Bruce and Susan Greene Costume Collection

Youth

Historic Costume

Pants

Unisex

Cotton

Bone

China

White

1840

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