A young girl's dress of blue and white checked silk taffeta, with full pleated skirt and short-sleeved bodice with V-shaped panel to the front, the sleeves slightly gathered at the shoulder, the skirt and bodice trimmed with double-layered ruched royal blue taffeta ribbon, applied with a ribbon waistband fastening at the back with a large bow, 1860s

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A young girl's dress of blue and white checked silk taffeta, with full pleated skirt and short-sleeved bodice with V-shaped panel to the front, the sleeves slightly gathered at the shoulder, the skirt and bodice trimmed with double-layered ruched royal blue taffeta ribbon, applied with a ribbon waistband fastening at the back with a large bow, 1860s
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