1940s womens dress

Description: Pale yellow shirt dress with a sheer flower pattern. The dress is belted at the waist and the bodice is closed with a row of cloth covered buttons and loops. The short sleeves are cuffed and the skirt falls to about the knee.
Light Yellow with Floral Pattern; Winged Collar V-neck; Short with rolled Cuff; Shirtwaist; nine self-covered buttons on front; zipper on side, matching belt; similar to cotton blend; sheer flower pattern; n/a
Shirt waist dress
Yellow (light)
Floral
Knee length
Natural waistline
V-neckline; Shirt collar
Straight sleeve
Short-sleeved
Buttons; Zipper
Center front closure; Side closure
Cotton; Fiber blend
Gathering
Belt
Note Re Textile Fiber: Material is similar to cotton and is used as the best guess.
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Origin: circa 1940s
Source: http://dmr.bsu.edu/cdm/ref/collection/BmnHis/id/825
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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