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Dress

Clothing/Dress/Costume

Entirely hand-stitched child’s ‘tent’ dress with a diagonal opening. Made of white cotton. Pique, short horizontal bars. A-line or tent shaped with front opening from proper right shoulder to left hem. ‘Coat’ sleeves. High round neckline trimmed with narrow lace edging. Simple embroidered muslin frill at hem. White cotton wrapped dome buttons. Simple net forming outer layer. Textured white braid forms triple border at all edges.

G2002.099

Bruce and Susan Greene Costume Collection

Youth

Historic Costume

Dress

Unisex

Cotton

White

1868 - 1872

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