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Dress (Child's dress)
1750-1810
Description
A child's dress, made of white, plain-weave cotton.This dress has a square neckline and a short bodice with a drawstring at the waist and a back opening, without fasteners. This dress is not embellished and has short sleeves.
Category
Textiles (Clothing)
Place of Origin
United States; North America
Materials
- Cotton
Museum Object Number
1969.4684
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1969.4684
Object Name
Dress (Child's dress)
Category
Textiles (Clothing)
Place of Origin
United States; North America
Date
1750-1810
Materials
- Cotton
Dimensions (inches)
18 (W) x 26 (L)
Dimensions (centimeters)
45.72 (W) x 66.04 (L)
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Wass, Ann Buermann & Fandrich, Michelle Webb. 2010 Clothing Through American History: The Federal Era through Antebellum, 1786-1860.
• pg 176-77Other: Buchbinder, Alison. Children's Clothes in the Winterthur Collection.
• Published: p. 13, fig. 6. Discussed: pp. 5-6.