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Dress

Clothing/Dress/Costume

Entirely hand-stitched child's dress made of printed cotton. The print is of a tiny red leafy vine. High waist with 2 bands of handmade rickrack insertion forming a V center-front. Wide scoop neckline. Puffed sleeves. Fairly narrow skirt with sides of the front panel cut at an angle. Waistband made of machine-brocaded white cotton insertion trim. The same machine-brocaded trim is used at the cuffs and neckline. Hem finished with rickrack trim.

G2004.084

Bruce and Susan Greene Costume Collection

Youth

Historic Costume

Dress

Unisex

Cotton

Red

1810 - 1825

Everyday

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