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Dress

Date1870s
MediumOff-white cotton dimity trimmed with white- work floral bands and ruffles & machine made lace.
DimensionsOL: A: 24"; B. 27"; C. 31".
Credit LineGift of Tasha Tudor.
Object number1997-182,A-C
DescriptionGirl's three-piece bustle dress of off-white corded cotton "dimity" trimmed with whitework floral bands and ruffles and machine made lace. The fitted jacket has standing band collar and machine lace ruffle. Cut in princess line with button front. Long sleeves end in scalloped cuffs. Ruffle at hem. Overskirt has front apron drapery and back gathered bustle panel. Under skirt has embroidered ruffled hem.
ProvenanceFrom the collection of Tasha Tudor.
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ca. 1760 (textile); petticoat remade late 19th ca.
2009 Record shot by L. Baumgarten. Child's dress.
Ca. 1870
DS2006-0248
1761, altered 1810-1830
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1850-1870
2009 Record shot by L. Baumgarten. Collar.
1780-1830
DS1997-0169
1820-1825
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ca. 1880
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ca. 1870