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A=Dress; B=Petticoat; C=Stole. Dress (A) - Light blue; full length; wide shoulder straps; tucks at front neckline with self bow; stays; side zipper; self sash at back; full lining Petticoat (B) - white rayon petticoat with snap grosgrain waist; tucks; stiffened with tulle. Stole (C) same fabric as dress; long rectangle with fringed ends.
dresses (garments)
petticoats (underskirts)
stoles (outerwear)
nylon
rayon
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Woven labels: 1. In dress lining: ""Miss Priscilla/ Newbury St., Boston, Mass"" 2. On petticoat: ""Gowns by Priscilla of Boston"" in pencil: ""B 18 O 18"" on hanger straps: ""The Bride's Shop, Inc.""
1990.578ABC
Unknown
Anonymous Gift
1990.578A-C
Massachusetts (United States)
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