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Dress
c. 1894
wool

2017.14
No label.
Red wool dress with blue iridescent jacquard floral decoration. Separate skirt and bodice. Bodice has small gigot sleeves with lace at the cuffs. Gored skirt with box pleating at the rear. Several darts shape the bodice. Small rosette at the waist. Hook and eye closures along the front - hooks along right proper and eyes at left proper.
Bodice
waist - 23.5 inches
bust - 30 inches
shoulders - 11.5 inches
nape to waist - 16.5 inches
sleeve - 21.5 inches
Skirt:
waist - 23.75 inches
Front to bottom:
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