Costume - Dress in Pink and Blue Flowered Linen
1848 (Date manufactured/created)
1840s (Date manufactured/created)
1840s (Date manufactured/created)
Cotton
Blue and pink flowered linen dress. Bodice is fully lined with cotton, including the two-tiered sleeves, featuring the characteristic shirring of the period. The lining is shaped with two darts. The bodice comes to a soft point at the front.
This bodice closes at the front with 16 small hooks and eyes, several of which are missing. The closure is completed with a placket at the front of the skirt, tightly cartridge pleated to the thin facing at the waist. The hem is faced with cotton 7" deep.
Condition: fair; fabric torn. OL 49".
This bodice closes at the front with 16 small hooks and eyes, several of which are missing. The closure is completed with a placket at the front of the skirt, tightly cartridge pleated to the thin facing at the waist. The hem is faced with cotton 7" deep.
Condition: fair; fabric torn. OL 49".
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