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Dress

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Collection Type

  • Clothing and accessories

Date

1905-1915

GUSN

GUSN-23315

Description

Purple silk and velvet dress w/ lace trim. Velvet collar, side panels and cuffs. Off-white lace around velvet. Full length button front w/ 1" buttons, iridescent w/ leaf design. White silk lining inside, cotton lining around neckline. Small purple ruffles at bottom w/ large white ruffles underneath.

Details

Descriptive Terms

dresses (garments)
Velvet
Silk
Cotton
Machine Sewn
Leaf
Women's Clothing
DRESS

Associated Building

Original to Castle Tucker (Wiscasset, Me.),

Maker

Unknown

Credit Line

Gift of Miss Jane S. Tucker

Accession Number

1998.1504

Places

Massachusetts (United States)

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