1834-1837
GUSN-32774
Bodice = A; Skirt = B Printed silk crepe with abstract tan & brown fan motif and red, yellow, blue & green floral motif on tan background with brown and green shapes; bateau neckline with piping ending in pointed waist; piping around neckline with cream silk trim; leg of mutton sleeves shirred at shoulder and gathered at elbow with cotton lining ending at elbow; Bodice A is boned and lined with white cotton. Skirt B gathered all around.
dresses (garments)
block printing (relief printing process)
stitching
Dress
Women's clothing
Transfer Printed
Hand Stitched
Dress
1929.914A&B
Unknown
Gift of Ellen A. Robbins Stone
1929.914AB
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