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Dress (Child's dress)
1820-1860
Description
A child's dress, made of cotton. A long A-line shape with short sleeves and a square neckline. Closes at the back with two drawstring ties at the neckline and a set of six drawstrings (cased) at the waistband.
Category
Textiles (Clothing)
Place of Origin
Pennsylvania; Bucks; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Materials
- Cotton
Museum Object Number
2002.0018.018
Credit Line/Donor
Gift of Henry and Mia Albertson's Family
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Object Number
2002.0018.018
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 either Buck's Co., PA or New Castle Co., DE.
Secondary Place of Origin
Delaware; New Castle; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Date
1820-1860
Subject(s)
- Quaker
Materials
- Cotton
Dimensions (inches)
27.953 (H) x 27 (W)
Dimensions (centimeters)
71 (H) x 68.58 (W)
Measurement Notes
12.598 across the shoulders as per previous cataloger.
All measurements taken from the front.
Length: from proper right sleeve, neckline to the hem.
Width: at widest part of the hem.