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Dress (Child's dress)
1840-1900
Description
An infant's dress, made of plain weave cotton. The sleeves are 3/4 length with sloping shoulders. Fastens at the back with a cloth tie and two mother of pearl buttons.The bodice is embellished with four vertical tucks and the sleeves are trimmed with two different types of lace. This dress has been mostly machine stitched, with hand stitched details.
Category
Textiles (Clothing)
Place of Origin
Pennsylvania; Bucks; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Materials
- Cotton
Museum Object Number
2002.0018.012
Credit Line/Donor
Gift of Henry and Mia Albertson's Family
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Object Number
2002.0018.012
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
1840-1900
Subject(s)
- Quaker
Materials
- Cotton
Dimensions (inches)
28.5 (H) x 27 (W)
Dimensions (centimeters)
72.39 (H) x 68.5 (W)
Measurement Notes
Across the top: 23.622
Measurements taken from the back.
Height: Taken from neck frill to the hem.
Width: Across the widest part of the hem.