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Dress
Clothing/Dress/Costume
2-piece dress made of fine silk and wool challis printed with mulberry, red and gold floral with a geometric stripe pattern. Bodice (a) - Basque; high round neck. Piped armscyes; dropped shoulder seams with wide bell sleeves. Lined with fine white twill cotton; white lining cambric in sleeves. Soft mulberry colored thread buttons Skirt (b) - gathered onto white cotton waistband. Unlined. Hem faced with brown lining cambric.
G2006.073ab
Bruce and Susan Greene Costume Collection
Adult, Female
Historic Costume
Dress
Female
Silk
Wool
Cotton
Red
1858 - 1860
2
Bodice - G2006.073a Skirt - G2006.073b