Striped casual dress, ca. 1940

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Striped casual dress, ca. 1940

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Description

Red and white striped knee-length short sleeve seersucker dress. The dress has one pocket on the right side of the skirt and one pocket on the left breast. There are twelve buttons down the front that are arranged in four increments of three. All the buttons are functional. There are two darts on the top part of the dress. There are two more darts above the waistline in the back. The dress also has belt loops on the sides of the dress. The skirt of the dress has pleats. The collar is tailored. Possibly a school girl uniform dress. The dress is snug around the hips.


About This Item

  • Title: Striped casual dress, ca. 1940
  • Creation Date: circa 1940
  • Subject Date: circa 1940
  • Media: cotton, plastic
  • Local Code: 1994.250.24
  • Collection: Costume collection
  • Object Type: Physical Object

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