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1867-1869
GUSN-50839
A=Dress; B=Sash; C=Apron/Sash. White muslin. A=Dress - high piped neckline; long bell shaped sleeves w/ self-ruffle at armscye, elbow & cuff; inner sleeve of same is narrow w/ turned back ruffle. Wide waistband; skirt has cartridge pleats at back; narrow ruffle & wide flounce at hem w/ dust ruffle; 5 buttonholes; no buttons. B=Sash - 2 angled panels (shorter than panels of apron) w/ double ruffles all around; attached to waistband; rosette of same fabric at center back. C=Apron/Sash - 2 panels at front are shorter than the two panels at back; front panels are angled; back panels are pointed; double ruffles all around; attached to narrow band.
dresses (garments)
cotton (textile)
stitching
machine-made
day (time of day)
summer (season)
Women's clothing
Cotton
Hand Stitched
Day Wear
Walking Wear
DRESS
Original to Spencer-Peirce-Little Farm (Newbury, Mass.),
1986.433
Unknown
56.5 x 54 (HxW) (inches)
Bequest of Amelia W. Little
1986.433A-C
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