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Dress

Object Name:
Dress
Object ID:
1967.524.01 a-b
Date:
circa 1840
Description:
Dress - fine barred cotton print (a) dress and collar; red, green, brown, floral and leaf pattern. Lawn with satin stripe. Fashioned with (b) shoulder yoke (capelet) bordered in cording and self-fabric trim, tight wide waist, shirring over bust, laced effect up front of midriff made with bands of same material scalloped back and forth. Full skirt, rather tight sleeves; bodice, cape and 15 inches of hem lined with cotton muslin. Separate collar with cording and ruffled border.

a--dress
b--capelet
Material:
Textile
Cotton
Credit Line:
New Hampshire Historical Society Collection
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