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1830-1840
GUSN-11137
A woman's dress in brown cotton print patterned with green and white floral sprigs and leaves, with a round neckline and front center bodice closing with hook and eye (later) at the waist- slightly raised waistline with gathered skirt. Very full puffed sleeves, which are narrow at the shoulder to the wrist; the hem is lined with a brown/ecru print and the bodice is lined with a natural linen.
dresses (garments)
cotton (textile)
printing (process)
floral patterns
Cotton
Transfer Printed
Floral
Women's Clothing
DRESS
Original to Cogswell's Grant (Essex, Mass.),
Unknown
51 (H) (inches)
Gift of Bertram K. and Nina Fletcher Little
1992.468
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