Dress

Birmingham, Alabama

About 1920

  • Titles Dress (Descriptive)
  • Medium lace, silk, machine made
  • Dimensions Overall: 38 in. (96.5 cm)
  • Credit Line Gift of Mrs. George A. Brewer, 1984.273
  • Work Type dress
  • Classification Costume

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