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Dress

Collection Type

  • Clothing and accessories

Date

1808-1825

GUSN

GUSN-42208

Description

White - panel on bodice with dotted swiss embroidery with green key motif at neckline; skirt embroidered along front to hem with foliate band with scalloped edge and dotted swiss panel; hem embroidered with 2 bands of green key motif with 1 foliate band. Drawstring neckline at front and back; short sleeves, bodice lined with cotton; skirt fullness at back, waistband.

Details

Descriptive Terms

dresses (garments)
cotton (textile)
embroidering
stitching
leaf (plant material)
foliation (pattern)
leaf (metal)
super
cotton (textile)
geometric patterns
leaf (plant material)
foliation (pattern)
leaf (metal)
Dress
Women's clothing
Cotton
Mull
Embroidered
Hand Stitched
Geometric
Leaf
Dotted Swiss
Dress

Additional Identification Number

B3431

Maker

Unknown

Accession Number

1945.9

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