Ensemble, ca. 1798, probably European, cotton, silk, It is the combination of elements within this costume

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Ensemble, ca. 1798, probably European, cotton, silk, It is the combination of elements within this costume that makes it so interesting. Embroidered, open-fronted robes with matching underskirts are more usually associated with the 1760s to 1780s, but the train and the tiny bodice, only two and one-half inches from neckline to waist, preclude any date earlier than about 1798

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