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A tag attached to the garment dates the piece to a pre-1920 inventory taken in the Tirocchi shop. The style of the dress, with its gathered side panels, dates to the late 1910s.

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Probably French maker
Overdress, ca. 1919
Silk; net, embroidered with
sequins, glass beads, and
silver metallic thread

Gift of L. J. Cella III
1990.129.7

 

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