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Dress
Dress
Dress
Dress
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Dress

Object numberC.2C.028
MediumTextile
DescriptionA white embroidered wedding gown or elegant summer dress with two layers. Cut work, lace, and white embroidery cover the bodice and top half of the sleeves. A narrow band of lace is at each cuff, along with tiny embroidered flowers. Identical cut work, lace, and white embroidery cover the lower half of the skirt. A few veritcal bands of cut work and lace extend downward from the waistband to the skirt's bottom. These bands are on the front and sides, bit not the back. The dress's collar is crocheted.
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Kroj, Mladá Boleslav, Bohemia, 1920-1939
1920-1939
Blouse, part of a wedding gown, late 19th century
Late 19th Century
Woman's kroj, Piešt’any, Slovakia, 1880-1900
1880-1900
Woman's kroj, Kyjov, Moravia, 1945-1946
1945-1946
Woman's kroj, Uherský Ostroh, Moravia, 1891-1910
1890-1910
Kroj, Piešt’any, Slovakia, 1907-1908
1907-1908