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Dress

Collection Type

  • Clothing and accessories

Date

ca. 1857

GUSN

GUSN-30236

Description

Cream/tan; short scalloped sleeves; false jacket; attached sash; red embroidered front and sleeves.

Details

Descriptive Terms

dresses (garments)
embroidering
stitching
spinning (textile process)
hand spinning
linen (material)
festoon (motif)
Children's clothing
Linen
Homespun
Embroidered
Hand Stitched
Foliate Garland
Women's Clothing
DRESS

Maker

Unknown

Credit Line

Gift of Walter Kendall Watkins

Accession Number

1924.340

Places

Massachusetts (United States)

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