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Dress

Collection Type

  • Clothing and accessories

Date

1815-1820

GUSN

GUSN-37794

Description

White striped high three ruffled collar, Empire waistband of eyelet, long sleeves of ruffled cuff and covered button with buttonhole, short puffed over sleeve gathered and piped, eyelet band. 16 covered buttons down center front, 3 buttonholes at neck; fullness at back between shoulders with piped and narrow ruffle at edge, straight silhouette.

Details

Descriptive Terms

dresses (garments)
cotton (textile)
stitching
super
stripes
Dress
Women's clothing
Cotton
Mull
Hand Stitched
Striped
Dress

Label

In exhibition "Fashion on the Ohio Frontier, 1790-1840" at the Kent State University Museum, July 26, 2003-January 18, 2004.

Maker

Unknown

Credit Line

Gift of Miss Lilias Page

Accession Number

1935.447

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