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Accession Number 1972.9.1.a Title dress Category Clothing, Outerwear Object Type dress Date Made ca. 1900 Place Made North America: Canada, Ontario Culture North American Cultural Region North American Gender and Age women Materials and Techniques wool ?; cotton ?; woven, pile, velvet; lace Measurements UL 44.0; SL 51.0; CH 84.0; WA 60.0; LCIR 524.0 cm Description

Black printed wool dress with pansy print and high collar. Machine-made lace neck-yoke of off-white silk. CF opening with 17 hooks and eyes from neckline to waistline. Bodice is lined with black cotton, partially…

Black printed wool dress with pansy print and high collar. Machine-made lace neck-yoke of off-white silk. CF opening with 17 hooks and eyes from neckline to waistline. Bodice is lined with black cotton, partially boned. Inside of bodice's bottom hem is cut and edges left raw. Long sleeves with undersleeves made of off-white cream lace over off-white silk. Edge of neck yoke has a trim of rounded, lobed fashion fabric edged with lavender velvet. Long flaring skirt with train, sewn on at wasitline, above the hem is 2 lines of lavender with lace inserts.

Read More + Credit Line Donated by Mrs. Edith Dodds