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Dress (Child's dress)
1850-1865
Description
A child's dress, made of printed cotton. Pink and purple printed geometric and floral patterns are printed on beige zig-zag printed ground. Piping at sleeve seams, collar band, and waist band. Buttons at back waist and collar, pocket on right front, applied ruffle on sleeves with button around top of sleeve. Shoulders sloped off the shoulder slightly. Epulet-like loop of same fabric across the shoulder that is secured with a button. Flared skirt.
Category
Textiles (Clothing)
Place of Origin
Pennsylvania; Bucks; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Materials
- Cotton
Museum Object Number
2002.0018.022
Credit Line/Donor
Gift of Henry and Mia Albertson's Family
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Object Number
2002.0018.022
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; New Castle Co., DE.
Secondary Place of Origin
Delaware; New Castle; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Date
1850-1865
Subject(s)
- Quaker
Materials
- Cotton
Dimensions (inches)
28.74 (H) x 36 (W)
Dimensions (centimeters)
73 (H) x 91.44 (W)
Measurement Notes
Measurements from the back.
12 inches across the shoulder.
Width: from widest part of hem.
Length: from shoulder to hem.