Dress

About 1890

  • Titles Dress (Descriptive)
  • Medium cotton
  • Dimensions 54 1/2 × 14 in. (138.4 × 35.6 cm)
  • Credit Line Gift of Helen Benedict Byrd in honor of Martha Milner Benedict, 1986.1036
  • Work Type dress
  • Classification Costume

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