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Dress (Child's dress)
1820-1850
Description
A child's dress made of white cotton. The dress has a high waist with a gathered bodice, originally constructed to adjust at the back with a drawstring at the neck and another at the waist. The closures appear to have been updated at a later date with a mother of pearl button at the neck and a brass hook eye at the waist.
Category
Textiles (Clothing)
Place of Origin
Pennsylvania; Bucks; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Materials
- Cotton
- Linen
- Brass
Museum Object Number
2002.0018.019
Credit Line/Donor
Gift of Henry and Mia Albertson's Family
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Object Number
2002.0018.019
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 Co., PA or New Castle Co., DE.
Secondary Place of Origin
Delaware; New Castle; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Date
1820-1850
Subject(s)
- Quaker
Materials
- Cotton
- Linen
- Brass
Dimensions (inches)
25.984 (H) x 30.75 (W)
Dimensions (centimeters)
66 (H) x 78.105 (W)
Measurement Notes
Measurements taken from the back,
Height: Taken from proper left sleeve to hem.
Width: Taken at widest part of the sleeve.
14.567 across shoulders.