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Dress

Date1860s

Mediumsilk

ClassificationsCostume

Credit LineGift of Elizabeth Howe Putney

Object number1950.9.1

DescriptionBlue silk taffeta afternoon dress striped in black and white. Fitted, boned bodice, jewel neckline, fitted sleeves. Pleated ribbon trim on front bodice from shoulder seams downward to bustpoint extending across front at bust level. Same pleated trim on edges of sleeves. Skirt is full, sewn to bodice in tiny cartridge pleats in center back, knife pleated from side back to center front. Skirt has blue wool twill tape at hemline and brown glazed cotton lining. Bodice is lined in off-white cotton twill. Dress has center front hook and eye closures.

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