Search Demo: Museum Collection

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  Dress (England), ca. 1770

  Woman’s printed cotton dress, with a low neckline gathered on to a drawstring in front; across the back fullness is gathered into sewn-down pleats across the shouler blades. The dress…

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  Dress (USA)

  Dress of white cotton batiste with jewel neckline, short sleeves, and long full skirt ornamented with whitework embroidery. Lined bodice, hook and eye closure at center back.

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  Dress (India), early 19th–early 20th century

  Silk satin dress embroidered with silk thread and small pieces of mica. This dress, called an aba or abo, was made and worn by a Muslim woman in Banni, a…

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  Dress (India), late 19th–early 20th century

  Yellow silk satin dress embroidered with silk thread and mirrors. This dress, called an aba or abo, was made and worn by a Muslim woman in Banni, a remote part…

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  Dress (USA), 1966

  Short-sleeved dress with back and front of similar shape, seamed at top and sides. Tan fibrous paper printed with horizontal black and brown stripes.

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  Dress (Denmark), early 20th century

  Natural linen dress with beaded straps showing yellow and white herringbone stripes. Skirt with two embroidered panels in yellow, black and red. Border of clover embroidery.

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  Camel Girth (Pakistan), early–mid-20th century

  Long narrow band with braided cordage and tassels at one end. The band is worked in split-ply braiding in dark brown and natural-colored yarns, with various geometric pattern areas as…

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  Dress (Argentina), 2009

  Halter-style dress with a tie at the neck and a deep flounce at the bottom. Looping is tighter in the mid-section to provide shaping. Geometric pattern of diamond patterns in…

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  Dress (USA), 1955

  Shirtwaist dress with long sleeves and a full skirt, made from off-white printed cotton fabric with black graphic images of clowns and acrobats, with the text “J’ai seul la clef…