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Historic Clothing Collection - Plum skirt suit with cape, ca. 1945 - Page 1 of 3

"The skirt has three wide stitched pleats in the front and back and fastens with a side zipper and hook-and-eye closure."

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Historic Clothing Collection - Organdy summer dress, ca. 1863 - Page 1 of 4

"While the seams on the skirt are machine stitched, the details on the bodice were worked by hand. The dress dates between 1860 and 1865, a…"

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Phebe Cole Townsend's 'electric' blue dress, Alexander, ca. 1863

Historic Clothing Collection - Mid to Late Nineteenth Century

"Patented respectively in 1846 and 1851, chain stitch and lock stitch sewing machines were initially confined to commercial use, making items such as…"

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Historic Clothing Collection - Arcy Cary Bradford's gigot sleeve wedding dress, ca. 1829 - Page 1 of 2

"Evidence of prior stitching suggests the waist was lowered at some point. Arcy (Cary) Bradford (1795-1855) married Dr."

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Historic Clothing Collection - Poppy print maxi skirt, ca. 1975 - Page 1 of 3

"… is a rayon Moiré ribbon that is folded over and stitched to the waist of the skirt. At the bottom of the ribbon, there is an attached blue cotton…"