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Dress

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Collection Type

  • Clothing and accessories

Date

ca. 1890

GUSN

GUSN-171134

Description

Black net dress with black silk taffeta lining, high collar, long fitted net sleeves, flounced and pleated hem. Black bead and sequin trim on bodice and skirt. Gored princess-style skirt, hook-eye closure at back.

Details

Descriptive Terms

dresses (garments)
taffeta
net (textile)
beads (pierced objects)
sequins (spangles)
dressmaking
Dress

Associated Person

Vandermark, Peter, Mr.

Additional Identification Number

6.5

Maker

Unknown

Credit Line

Gift of Peter Vandermark

Accession Number

2009.3.5

Places

Cambridge (Middlesex county, Massachusetts)
Massachusetts (United States)
Probably United States

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