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1 cinnamon & white striped silk taffeta dress w/ short sleeves w/ piped armscye & yoke, ruched W w/ green velvet ribbon, cartridge pleated skirt, CB pewter buttons, c. 1850, America, CH 23", L 22.5", (staining throughout esp. at B, weak at B pleats) fair;1 teal silk faille, w/ patterned silk front panel & cuffs, painted abalone CF button closure, 1877-1879, CH 24", L 23", (missing 1 button, wear right SH, seam opening at back panels) very good; 1 printed cotton bodice w/ cartridge pleated collar, CF vertical stitch down pleats let out over CH, short sleeve w/ crochet trim, c. 1838, CH 21", L 8.5", (CB closures missing, collar & ruffle shattering, staining) fair; t/w changeante silk dress w/ Alençon lace, c. 1880. Musuem at FIT.
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