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Children's Butterfly Costume

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Collection Type

  • Clothing and accessories

Date

1940-1970

GUSN

GUSN-174274

Description

Child's butterfly costume part.Tail. Made of yellow silk fabric lined with yellow twill. Consists of three oval shaped parts, each with one pointed end and one tapering end, all sewn together at mid point only. Tapered ends fold over to attach to the waist of another costume part unknown.

Details

Descriptive Terms

fancy dress
silk (textile)
cotton (textile)
hand sewing
machine sewing (technique)
Costume

Maker

Unknown

Credit Line

Gift of Mary Eliza Kimball, Helen Chase Kimball-Brooke, and Mrs. H. Thomas Byron, Jr.

Accession Number

1993.155.3

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