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Los Angeles County Museum of Art. (M.57.24.12) Description from An Elegant Art: Fashion and Fantasy in the Eighteenth Century. Los Angeles:Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1983. "Gold embroidered bows and garlands, made with thin strips of siler gilt, on whte cotton muslin; probably manufactured in India for English market; gold fringe at hem; sleeves shaped over the elbow and finished with self-ruffle" (170). This looks like a very comfortable dress that would not require the arms to be held stiffly. |
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