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DS1997-0537
Dress
DS1997-0537

Dress

Dateca. 1870
MediumGreen blue silk taffeta, trimmed with silk fringe and white lace.
DimensionsOL Dress: 26"
Credit LineGift of Tasha Tudor.
Object number1997-143,A&D
DescriptionChild's two-piece dress of blue silk taffeta. Collarless neckline. Bodice and cap of sleeves trimmed with tied silk fringe and fringed self-fabric ruching and ruffles. Short puff sleeves ending in white lace. Skirt is trimmed with fringed fabric and has hooks for drawing up the skirt in bustle or "polonaise" effect. Skirt back has peplum and buttons at the waist. Separate full skirt or petticoat.
See also B-C, separate long sleeves for hooking onto sleeves at armhole.
2015-210,A&B, Gown
Textile ca. 1740; gown 1770-1776
KC1975-621
November 18, 1778
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1823-1829
1983-229, Gown
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1993-12, Coat
Nineteenth century, prob. 1830-50
DS1987-0789
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1770s, remade from earlier style.
1985-142, Gown
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2009 Record shot by L. Baumgarten. Child's bustle dress.
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