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Dress (Child's dress)
1810-1830
Description
An infant's dress made of cotton. The long, A-line skirt features piping along the seams. There are ties at the back and a drawstring at the neck. A length of tape is stitched (on both sides) to the interior of the bodice.
Category
Textiles (Clothing)
Place of Origin
Pennsylvania; Bucks; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Materials
- Cotton
Museum Object Number
2002.0018.024
Credit Line/Donor
Gift of Henry and Mia Albertson's Family
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Object Number
2002.0018.024
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
1810-1830
Subject(s)
- Quaker
Materials
- Cotton
Dimensions (inches)
36.22 (H) x 9.449 (W)
Dimensions (centimeters)
92 (H) x 24 (W)
Measurement Notes
9.449 across the shoulders
Measurements taken from the back.
Height: Shoulder to hem.
Width: Widest part of the hem.