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Dress

Clothing/Dress/Costume

Entirely hand-stitched child’s dress with jacket made of scarlet wool. Trimmed with black velvet ribbon forming series of large square grids around skirt. Smaller versions border the bolero and dress sleeves. Dress (a) - princess style dress with a flaring skirt and short wide sleeves. 13 buttonholes down back for closure. Bolero Jacket (b) - coat sleeves, underlined with white cambric.

G2002.148ab

Bruce and Susan Greene Costume Collection

Youth

Historic Costume

Dress

Unisex

Wool

Red

Black

1860 - 1865

2

Dress - G2002.148a Jacket - G2002.148b

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