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Dress (Child's dress)
1836-1850
Description
An infant's dress, made of white cotton. The bodice is covered with horizontal pleats that are framed in piping. The neckline is square, The sleeves terminate with ruffles, bordered by two lines of ruched piping. Ties at the back with a tie at the neck and four cased channel ties at the waistband.
Category
Textiles (Clothing)
Place of Origin
Pennsylvania; Bucks; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Materials
- Cotton
Museum Object Number
2002.0017.002
Credit Line/Donor
Gift of Henry and Mia Albertson's Family
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Object Number
2002.0017.002
Object Name
Dress (Child's dress)
Category
Textiles (Clothing)
Place of Origin
Pennsylvania; Bucks; 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
Delaware; New Castle; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Date
1836-1850
Materials
- Cotton
Dimensions (inches)
40.157 (H) x 32.677 (W)
Dimensions (centimeters)
102 (H) x 83 (W)
Measurement Notes
Measurements taken from the back.
Height: top of sleeve to the bottom of hem.
Width: Hem to hem.