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Object Name |
Dress |
Date |
1850s |
Description |
Infant's dress of white cotton. Bodice has wide round neckline with embroidered cutwork trim and short sleeves with embroidered openwork. Bodice front has triangular decoration of whitework embroidery with cutwork and needle lace fillings. Back opening with no closure. Long skirt is cartridge pleated to waist. Front of skirt has 4 vertical flanges with embroidery, and fine floral whitework embroidery with cutwork and needle lace fillings at hem. (Keywords: Fashion, Children's Clothing) |
Earliest Date |
1850 |
Latest Date |
1860 |
Subjects |
Clothing & dress Children Embroidery |
Lexicon Sub-category |
Clothing -- Outerwear |
Catalog Number |
C01.4784 |
Support Acknowledgment |
Online Collections Database record made possible by The Coby Foundation, 2009. |
Legal Status |
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