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Maid's Uniform Cuffs
Maid's Uniform Cuffs

Maid's Uniform Cuffs

Clothing Maker
Dateabout 1920s-1950s
MediumMachine-stitched cotton
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (height x width of each cuff): 3 1/8 x 8in. (7.9 x 20.3cm)
ClassificationsCostume
Credit LineGift of Bryant Tolles, Jr.
DescriptionMaid's uniform cuffs of sheer white cotton, embellished with rows of applied narrow bias strips that intersect at the corners, creating a grid pattern. The cuffs would have been basted to the dress.
Object number1995.110.36.3a,b
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Gift of Sylvia Squires and Debra Harger, 2016.99.19 © 2017 The Connecticut Historical Society.
Alice Elander
1910-1950