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1966.4009. C-1227
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Brown print dress, 1845

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This plain, handstitched, cotton dress is similar to those that were brought to Seattle in the 1850s by the white settler families from the eastern and midwestern United States.
ID Number: 1966.4009.C1227
Date: 1845
Physical Description: 1 Dress; cotton, brass; 51 in.H x 19.5 in.W (shoulders); 15.5 in.H (back of neck to waist); 35 in.H (waist to hem)
Credit: MOHAI, 1966.4009. C-1227
Subjects: Clothing and Dress, European American Settlement

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