Net and lace child's dress with satin floral ribbon

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This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.

A net and lace child's dress with satin floral ribbon. The dress is made of silk net. It has a round neckline which is edged with starched cotton fabric flowers with a stamen made of adhesive at the center. Silk lace with curved edges is sewn to the edge of the neckline below the fabric flowers. The short sleeves are finished with a band of silk lace with curved edges and starched cotton fabric flowers. Two lace fabric flowers are sewn at the drop waistline, backed with silk net. Starched cotton fabric flowers are sewn to the center of each lace flower. The flowers have metal stems covered in rolled fabric. Cream silk damask floral ribbon is tacked along the drop waistline. The ribbon is also draped over the shoulders, continuing on the front and back of the dress ending roughly six inches above the hemline.

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