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French Provencal
Early 19th c

Wonderful prints. Unusual garment.

Cataloguing

the mid blue cotton roller printed with a small stylised flower repeat, a narrow bodice4 in or 10 cm deep straight at the front and slightly gathered at front sides, the back tightly gathered, back opening, the top bound with original narrow blue linen tape, the shoulder straps of slightly darker blue linen, lined with a chocolate brown ground cotton printed with pink rows of stylised flowers 11 in or 28 cm deep; front from fabric to hem 40 in or 1 m; hem circumference 8 ft or 2.4 m

Condition

Excellent. I am pretty sure the shoulder straps are a later addition, replacing original straps.