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Dress

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The image depicts a white, short-sleeved dress titled "Dress" by an unidentified artist. The dress has a square neckline and short sleeves with ruffled lace trim. The top half of the dress has horizontal rows of lace and fabric strips sewn on. There is a wide band of lace around the waist. The skirt is gathered and has three horizontal rows of fabric and lace strips. The bottom row of lace has a scalloped edge. The background of the image is black.

Artwork details

Date:
ca. 1873
Medium:
cotton
Culture:
American
Dimensions:
557 × 625 px
Museum record:
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