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Infant's Dress

Clothing MakerMade by Mrs. R. L. Slocum (American, born 1882)

Dateabout 1912

MediumMachine-stitched and hand-stitched cotton, with machine-made lace and silk ribbons

DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (length x width across shoulders): 31 1/8 x 9in. (79.1 x 22.9cm)

ClassificationsCostume

Credit LineGift of Mrs. R. L. Slocum

Object number1972.78.7

DescriptionInfant's dress of white cotton, with a rounded yoke made of alternating vertical strips of fine whitework embroidery and lace insertion. The yoke is surrounded by a three-inch self-fabric ruffle edged with scalloped lace. The neckline is high and round; it is circumscribed by pale straw-colored silk ribbon woven in and out of eyelet. The ribbon also appears around the outside edge of the yoke. The sleeves are gathered at the shoulder. They are also gathered across the back of the wrist at the openings, which are edged with the silk ribbon and lace. The body of the dress is gathered into the yoke and falls straight to the hem, which is 4 1/2-inches deep and headed by pulled threadwork. The center back opening is about 10 1/4 inches long and fastens with the silk ribbon ties at the yoke.

NotesHistorical Note: Mrs. R. L. Slocum won prizes at the 1912 and 1917 Connecticut Fairs in Hartford for the infant clothes she made. The Connecticut Historical Society owns twelve first and second place ribbons and prize tags that Mrs. Slocum donated at the same time that she gave the clothing.

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