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Accession Number 1990.53.3.a Title dress front from unfinished dress Category Clothing, Outerwear Object Type dress front Date Made 1955-1959 Place Made North America: Canada, Alberta, Calgary Gender and Age women Materials and Techniques cotton; woven, plain; embroidered, smocked Measurements LE 44.5; WI 63.0 cm Description Set of pieces of fabric cut out for a dress, but not sewn together and templates for yoke, collar and sleeves and a sample (k-r); some pieces are smocked (a-j); made from bleached and dyed flour sacks. Credit Line Donated by Ruth Tuck