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1900-1920
GUSN-23308
Iridescent lavender taffeta long-sleeved dress w/ sheer sleeves and embroidered floral sprays. Front bottom is scalloped. Back hangs longer (for bustle?) taffeta and embroidery around wrists. Floral sprays on upper and lower left and middle right. Dropped waistline and bunched skirt.
dresses (garments)
embroidering
hand sewing
taffeta
floral patterns
Taffeta
Machine Sewn
Embroidered
Spray
Women's Clothing
DRESS
Original to Castle Tucker (Wiscasset, Me.),
Possibly Tucker, Jane Armstrong, 1866-1964 (Maker)
Wiscasset, ME, USA
Gift of Miss Jane S. Tucker
1998.1496
Maine (United States)
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