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Dress (Child's dress)
1850-1890
Description
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.
Category
Textiles (Clothing)
Place of Origin
Pennsylvania; Bucks; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Materials
- Cotton
Museum Object Number
2002.0017.008
Credit Line/Donor
Gift of Henry and Mia Albertson's Family
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Object Number
2002.0017.008
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
1850-1890
Materials
- Cotton
Dimensions (inches)
19.685 (H) x 21.654 (W)
Dimensions (centimeters)
50 (H) x 55 (W)
Measurement Notes
Measurements checked from the back.