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Dress (Child's dress)
1836-1890
Description
An infant dress made of white cotton. Long sleeved with a wide, flared skirt. Closes at the back with four buttons and one tie at the collar.The fabric's weave pattern shows a small woven check (similar to a windowpane pattern that is opaque througout). Machine stitched. The collar terminates with a ruffle on a high neck.
Category
Textiles (Clothing)
Place of Origin
Pennsylvania; Bucks; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Materials
- Cotton
Museum Object Number
2002.0017.003
Credit Line/Donor
Gift of Henry and Mia Albertson's Family
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Object Number
2002.0017.003
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
1836-1890
Materials
- Cotton
Dimensions (inches)
32.187 (H) x 35.827 (W)
Dimensions (centimeters)
81.755 (H) x 91 (W)
Measurement Notes
Measurements taken from the back of the garment.
Height: taken from left ruffle at neckline to bottom hem.
Width: taken at the widest part of the hem.