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Afternoon dress

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Brown dress with long sleeves and a full skirt. The dress has a wide neckline and a fitted bodice. The bodice is adorned with floral embroidery on the front and back. The sleeves are puffy and have elastic at the wrist. The skirt has horizontal bands of floral embroidery near the bottom. The dress is on a mannequin with a white neck and hands. The background is beige.

Artwork details

Date:
1854
Medium:
silk
Culture:
American
Dimensions:
438 × 625 px
Museum record:
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