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Date1875-1878
Dimensions71.12 × 83.82 cm (28 × 33 in.)
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Stedman Buttrick (Mrs. Caroline Keyes Buttrick)
Object numberCOS64.84.1
DescriptionBodice to afternoon dress. 2 pieces, bodice (COS64.84.1) & skirt (COS64.84.2), for a young girl. Orange taffeta. Cuirass-style bodice with ruching down the front. Smal paniers over hips, 18 pearl buttons back closures, 3/4 length sleeves and a high collar. The skirt reaching to about mid-calf has pleating around the lower edge, shirring and draping complete the design. Pink satin bows for trim.
Object number: COS64.84.2
Object number: 1995.24.2
Object number: COS29.2.2