2002.0017.008 Dress, View 1
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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:

    1850-1890

  • Materials:

    Cotton

  • Museum Object Number:

    2002.0017.008


  • Complete Details



Object Number

2002.0017.008

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

1850-1890

Materials

Cotton

Dimensions (inches)

19.685 (H) , 21.654 (W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

50 (H) , 55 (W)

Measurement Notes

Measurements checked from the back.

Object Description

Web - 05/31/2016

A child's long-sleeve dress made of cotton with a woven check pattern. The collar terminates in a ruffle of the same fabric. Bodice lined with polished white cotton and it closes at the back with three mother of pearl buttons. Machine and handstitched.