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A child's dress of white cotton, decorated with a hand-drawn ink design of floral garlands along shoulders, neckline, down the center front panel and around the hem. The front edges are trimmed in zig-zag braid. The closure is at the center back with a drawstring at waist and neck. The bodice back is deeply shirred, set into two ink-decorated button plackets. The bodice front is v-shaped, set with eight decorative buttons. The sleeves are short and puffed, closing with a drawstring.
dresses (garments)
cotton (textile)
stitching
Dress
Dress
Williams, Helen Maria (Maker)
Gift of Miss Louise Williams Case
1949.132
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