#44

Fine White Cotton Dress with Embroidered Bodice Panel
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$450
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Description
6" shoulder width. 13" waist. 16" overall length. A polished white cotton dress with rounded collar,sloping shoulders with set-in full sleeves having three bands of scalloped-edge embroidery at the top of the sleeve and a wide embroidered cuff,has strings en coulisse adjustable fit at the neckline. A wide V-shaped panel with attached bretelles covers the entire bodice with exceptional embroidery,and,above the cartridge-pleated skirt,there is a set- in waist band whose embroidered details are repeated in the insert skirt band and scalloped edge hem. Circa 1875.