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Dress

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Collection Type

  • Clothing and accessories

Date

1830-1833

GUSN

GUSN-12859

Description

(A) Bodice; (B) Skirt. Cream dotted swiss - exaggerated leg o' mutton sleeves. Broad neckline with winged collars with scalloped edge. Shirred front; V-shaped back with piping. Hook and eye closure; bodice lined with cotton. No cuffs, only piped edge; seams of sleeves also piped. Plain skirt gathered around cotton waist band.

Details

Descriptive Terms

dresses (garments)
cotton (textile)
embroidering
stitching
cotton (textile)
Dress
Women's clothing
Cotton
Dotted Swiss
Embroidered
Hand Stitched
Dress

Associated Building

Used At Rundlet-May House,

Additional Identification Number

1971.1896A&B

Maker

Unknown

Credit Line

Gift of Ralph May

Accession Number

1971.1896AB

Places

New Hampshire (United States)

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