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Dress

Clothing Maker
Dateabout 1925
MediumMachine-stitched and hand-stitched cotton
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (length x width x diameter): 40 x 12 x 68in. (101.6 x 30.5 x 172.7cm)
ClassificationsCostume
Credit LineGift of Dorothy Shor Thompson
DescriptionVery pale peachy pink sheer cotton, dropped-waist, slip-on, sleeveless dress. Ties at one shoulder. The skirt is sewn in tiers of the sheer cotton alternating with soft netting, with the lower edges of the cotton tiers embroidered in French knots with an ivy design in matching pale pink and black. The embroidery extends into the netting.
Object number2002.47.15
On View
Not on view
Front of dress with one petticoat
Unknown
about 1905-1915
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