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Accession Number 1977.5.1 Title linen dress Category Clothing, Outerwear Object Type dress Date Made 1915 Gender and Age girls Materials and Techniques flax; wool; woven; machine sewn Measurements overall: 113 cm Description

Dress with scoop neckline and naturally coloured linen; shoulder closing with 4 hooks and eyes; Closing on right front with 6 snaps from shoulder to CF on waistband; linen panel applied to front and back of bodice; set…

Dress with scoop neckline and naturally coloured linen; shoulder closing with 4 hooks and eyes; Closing on right front with 6 snaps from shoulder to CF on waistband; linen panel applied to front and back of bodice; set in long sleeves with slightly flaring linen cuffs; ankle length skirt gathered into waistband, 4 long linen tabs sewn on to waistband. Lower edge of skirt is covered with strip of natural coloured linen. Linen collar, cuffs, panels and tabs are embroidered with gray silk in floral motif.

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