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Dress

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Collection Type

  • Clothing and accessories

Date

1920-1930

GUSN

GUSN-23306

Description

Grey silk dress, styled to look like jacket and dress. Geometric pattern on outer piece which attaches to front plain grey piece. Sewn together and 4 snaps in upper corner. Grey collar covered in off-white collar. Sequinned and cloisonne belt clasp on grey sewn-on belt.

Details

Descriptive Terms

dresses (garments)
machine sewing (technique)
silk (textile)
Silk
Machine Sewn
Women's Clothing
DRESS

Associated Building

Original to Castle Tucker (Wiscasset, Me.),

Maker

Unknown

Credit Line

Gift of Miss Jane S. Tucker

Accession Number

1998.1494

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