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A women's long shirt made of off-white woven silk-cotton taisto fabric, with lengthwise puckered bands of varying width, created by warp threads of two different tensions. The seams are hand-sewn and serve a decorative purpose. The front and back of the shirt are seamless, and there is a vertical opening of 25 cm. on the chest, curving at the neckline on both sides. Ready-made decorative lace, 2 cm. wide, is sewn with hemstitching onto the neckline and chest opening. The edges of the neck and chest openings are decorated with zigzag lines using flat stitch embroidery in the colour of the shirt. The sleeves are sewn vertically to the body until the midpoint of their width, widening with the addition of three gores on each side. The edge of each sleeve is decorated with ready-made lace with linear patterns, 3.5 cm. wide. The lower hem of the shirt has a delicate cord finish, made by twisting the threads of the warp. The shirt shows signs of wear and later interventions.   Dimensions: height 120 cm. Chest width 65 cm. Sleeves: length 47 cm., width 22 cm. Hem circumference 106 cm.