White striped cotton dress with lace

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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 white striped cotton dress with lace. The dress has a round neckline and is made of white cotton with stripes made of cotton and silk patten weave creating elongated ovals. Cotton flower lace is sewn along the edge of the neckline. Lace is inset along the center front of the dress below the neckline. Floral tape lace is sewn at the center front of the waist seam and continues onto the backside of the dress over the shoulders. The lace is boarded with gathered trim net lace with scalloped edges. The bottom portion of the sleeves are made of a three inch wide band of floral lace. Gathered trim net lace with scalloped edges is sewn along the bottom of each sleeve. A one inch wide tuck is sewn below the waist seam on the proper left side of the front of the dress and ends at the hemline.

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