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American
Object Place: USA
Medium/Technique
Silk machine-made net with tambor work, and silk drawstring
Dimensions
97 x 99 cm (38 3/16 x 39 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Miss Ruth Burke
Accession Number56.829
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAmericas, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsCostumes
DescriptionBlack, embroidered with heavy silk on machine-made net. Rectangular in shape, with scalloped edges. Powdered pattern of dots and single blossoms. Along bottom edge, five large units showing sprays of flowers and foliage and below this, a row of single large blossoms. Drawstring at top. Condition good; few small holes.