White mull dress, early 19th century, American, MFA Boston
Cotton mull with silver flat metal embroidery, linen innerbodice,cotton ties, and metal hook and eye closures, 53.206, MFA
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White mull dress, early 19th century, American, MFA Boston
I bet this looked pretty spectacular at night with the silver glittering. Very nice for a party so I would have to rate it 9/10. Being the practical sort and having the body more like a Rubens model, and hating cold, I would like it more if it were say, a light weight olive wool.