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5. Mrs. Crocker's Bow Dress Purchased in Massachusetts, this is one of my finest pieces. It was in a box addressed to Mrs. Crocker. Inside the box was this dress plus a petticoat. The bodice of this dress features so many details it is hard to describe them. Finding lace-shaped bows is almost an impossibility. This dress has flip-flopped lace bows on the bodice and the skirt. The round-yoke bodice has a row of lace insertion around the neckline with a row of lace edging meeting the embroidery on the bodice of the dress. The sleeves have a beautifully embroidered panel in the middle and Irish crocheted lace on both sides of this embroidered panel. The bottom of the sleeves finds rows of lace insertion with lace edging gathered at the top and bottom of this insertion cuff. The skirt has a total of six panels and there are seven 1-1/2-inch released pintucks at the top of each panel. The panels on the skirt are separated by either a single row of French round-thread lace insertion or two rows of the same. The skirt panels in the front have large flip-flopped bows made of French round-thread insertion. Each bow has four streamers flowing from the bow. The bottom of the skirt is very pretty with lace insertion stitched horizontally and there is a double hem on the bottom. Finding a dress like this one thrills me to the very depths of my heart. This dress might be reproduced today if one could find embroidery similar to this or if one has a machine which embroiders. I certainly wish dresses could speak so this one could tell me her stor |
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