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Dress

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Red dress with short puffed sleeves. A horizontal decorative trim on neckline, sleeve ends and bottom hem. Trim on hem is thicker than on neckline and sleeves. Neckline is wide and round. A vertical pleat in the center front. A small rectangular piece of fabric folded over and sewn. The dress is knee-length. Background is white. The dress is by artist "Dress".

Artwork details

Date:
ca. 1840
Medium:
wool, silk
Culture:
American
Dimensions:
551 × 625 px
Museum record:
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