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Brown Silk Day Dress

Description

Two-piece day dress of light brown silk faille.
Bodice has front button closure; 12 crochet buttons; cotton lining in bodice; tails in back of bodice are slightly extended in back; extra pointed cuffs are sewn on sleeves with piping around shoulder of sleeves; slight bustle; hook closure in back of skirt.

Source

HCT.1995.999.26ab

Provenance

Gift of the Traphagen School of Fashion

Fiber/Fabric Information

Silk

Decade

1870-1879

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Citation

“Brown Silk Day Dress,” Fashion2Fiber, accessed November 17, 2024, https://fashion2fiber.osu.edu/items/show/5123.

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