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The bodice is made of a beige iridescent silk taffeta. It has a broad neckline, pleated cap sleeves; boned darts and a peplum waist pointed in the front and the back. The dress is trimmed with fringed beige inching, wax orange blossoms at the shoulders and silk piping at the arm holes and waist. The bodice also has seven silk covered buttons. The lining is of white linen.
bodices
linen (material)
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machine-made
reeding
silk (textile)
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Bodice
Women's clothing
Silk
Silk Taffeta
Hand Stitched
Linen
Wedding
Ribbed
Bodice
Fairbrother, Harriet E. May
Unknown
Gift of Miss Hannah May Burrough
1925.233
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