1930s Depression-Era Handmade Dress and Shawl. Decorated with Buttons.
Off-white lightweight handmade cotton dress with gathered neckline secured with a shoelace tie; short puffed sleeves, densely decorated with a glorious assortment of vintage handsewn buttons arranged dizzyingly in geometric borders, long stripes, circles and large fields, with a square-and-circle decorative motif along the bottom hem; [together with] a matching shawl in matching fabric similarly adorned; a lovely presentation of handskills, thrift, and whimsy resulting in a stunning two-piece outfit of great weight; roughly a women's size 10-12; some buttons detached.
