#41

White Cotton Dress with Soutache-Embroidered Pique Bonnet
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$450
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Description
7" shoulder width. 10" waist. 15" overall length. Of crisp white cotton,the rounded-neckline dress has dart-shaped fitted bodice,and long sleeves that are full at the top and become fitted at the wrists,with full skirt. The dress is trimmed at the neckline and cuffs with four narrow bands of white braid and edged with a scalloped embroidered cotton band; there are seven bands of narrow braid at the skirt hem. Along with a white waffle-weave pique bonnet with wide pleated brim,lace ruffle,and bavolet; soutache embroidery appears at the back of the bonnet and bavolet. Circa 1860.