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1920s womens dress

Description: A white and navy, diamond patterned dress with a dropped waist, wrap top, necktie collar, and three quarter length sleeves. The collar and cuffs are trimmed with blush pink fabric.
Navy, Light Brown, Blush; Diamond Pattern; V-Neck; 3/4 with cuff; Dropwaist; three snaps on front; tie at neck; similar to silk; blush pink trim at collar and sleeve cuffs
Wrap dress
Navy blue; White; Pink
Diamonds (pattern)
Calf length
Dropped waistline; Hip-level waistline
Surplice neckline
Straight sleeve
Three-quarter length
Snaps
Off-center front closure
Silk
Crepe
Hand sewing
Bow
Rolled pink cuffs; Neckline decorated with a pink ruffle and necktie.
Note Re Textile Fiber: Material is similar to silk and is used as the best guess.
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Origin: circa 1920s
Source: http://dmr.bsu.edu/cdm/ref/collection/BmnHis/id/1115
Collection: Beeman, Mary Historic Costumes
Rights: http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/
Subjects: Costume--History
Clothing and dress--History
Fashion--History
Clothing & dress
Costumes
Dresses

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