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Jacket, Dolman

Clothing/Dress/Costume

Velvet & balck lace dolman jacket. LIned with silk brocade floral tone on tone fabric and black china silk. Straps and ties on the inside - one to tie around wasit, and another to tie above arm to keep the dolman on shoulder. Constructed with small sleeve cap puffs, and a fold down velvet collar. Deep long front lappets fall down the CF, while the CB goes straigth across indicating that this woul be worn with either a very small bustle or none at all. Deep machined lace in rose design across bottom hem.

2021.01.112

Genesee Country Village and Museum

1888 - 1895

User Age: Adult Gender: Female

Dolman

jacket

Puffs

Cape

Vlevet

Lace

Black

Midnight blue

China Silk

Brocade

Floral

Outerwear

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