2002.0017.007 Dress, Full
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Dress (Child's dress)

  • Category:

    Textiles (Clothing)

  • Place of Origin:

    Bucks, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America

  • Secondary Place of Origin:

    New Castle, Delaware, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America

  • Date:

    1836-1890

  • Materials:

    Cotton; Mother-of-pearl

  • Museum Object Number:

    2002.0017.007


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Object Number

2002.0017.007

Object Name

Dress (Child's dress)

Category

Textiles (Clothing)

Credit Line/Donor

Gift of Henry and Mia Albertson's Family

Place of Origin

Bucks, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America

Origin Notes

Owned by family in Buck's County, PA or New Castle Co., DE.

Secondary Place of Origin

New Castle, Delaware, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America

Date

1836-1890

Materials

Cotton; Mother-of-pearl

Dimensions (inches)

25.197 (H) , 28 (W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

64 (H) , 71.12 (W)

Measurement Notes

Measurements taken at the back.

Object Description

Web - 08/13/2016

A children's dress made of white cotton. Long-sleeved with a ruffle at the high neck. Similar in style to 2002.0017.006, but has a deeper hem. Fastens at the back with eight mother of pearl buttons. The dress is lined with a layer of the same cotton material.