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Dress

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Collection Type

  • Clothing and accessories

Date

ca. 1940

GUSN

GUSN-12835

Description

Beige; printed w/ horizontal bands; floral garland in blue, green & red alternate w/ brown geometric band. Squared neckline; short sleeves pleated at shoulders; box pleats at skirt; brown floral buttons center front neck to hem.

Details

Descriptive Terms

dresses (garments)
stitching
machine-made
printing (process)
rayon
stripes
floral patterns
Women's clothing
Rayon
Hand Stitched
Transfer Printed
Stripe
DRESS

Maker

Unknown

Credit Line

Gift of Richard Thornton Fisher, Anne Fisher Tatlock, Faith Fisher Forbes, Charles Paine Fisher and John Bryant Fisher

Accession Number

1990.404

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