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Title	White dress
Subject - LCSH	Dresses Hats Women's clothing Lace and lace making Bows (Ribbon work) Shawls Handkerchiefs
Historical decade	1890-1899
Description	A woman is wearing a white, three-quarter sleeved dress. The dress has narrow sleeves, ruffles at the elbows, and a draped collar. The bodice is fastened with five buttons on the left side. The skirt is full, with narrow gathers, and a wide ruffle at the hem and two rows of ruching. She has a very wide fluffy bow at the neck, wears white fingerless mitts that reach almost to her elbows, and carries a handkerchief. She has a white lace shawl draped across her elbows. She white wide brimmed hat is decorated with bows and plumes.
Publisher	Ella Strong Denison Library
Source	Fashion plate, engraving (print), colored, 10.5 x 14.625 inches; Scripps College, Ella Strong Denison Library, Macpherson Collection, Costume Plates of Myrtle Tyrrel Kirby, box 11
Collection	Fashion Plate Collection, 19th Century - http://ccdl.libraries.claremont.edu/col/fpc
Rights	For more information on copyright or permissions for this image, please contact the Ella Strong Denison Library at http://libraries.claremont.edu/denison
Type	Image
Format	image/jp2
Object File Name	fpc00520.tif