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House Dress
c. 1939
cotton




2017.21
No label.
Handmade red cotton work/house dress with shell buttons running down front. Slant side pockets at waist. Collar and horizontal lapel detail at neckline. Princess seams. Dress falls to just below the knee - resembling closer to wartime fashions than the flowy mid-calf feminine dresses seen earlier in the decade.
Measurements:
Bust: 36 inches
Waist: 28 inches
Neckline to waist: N10.5 inches
Underarm to waist: 8.5 inches
Shoulders: 14 inches
Sleeve: 6.5 inches
Waist to bottom: 27.25 inches
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