Infant's Dress
Original OwnerProbably originally owned by
Edith Hollister Brainard
(American, 1882 - 1976)
Clothing MakerMade by
Unknown
Dateabout 1900
MediumMachine-stitched cotton, shell buttons
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (length x width across shoulders): 23 1/4 x 9in. (59.1 x 22.9cm)
ClassificationsCostume
Credit LineGift of Martha Davis Soper in memory of Julia Geddes Parsons and her grandmother, Edith Brainard Davis
DescriptionInfant's dress of white cotton, with a yoke embellished with vertical tucks. The high, round neckline is trimmed with an eyelet ruffle. The long sleeves have three tucks above the eyelet-trimmed wrist opening. The skirt of the dress is gathered into the bottom of the yoke, which is trimmed with an edging of eyelet embroidery. The lower skirt has six tucks above the 2 5/8-inch-wide hem. The bottom of the skirt is trimmed with a four-inch whitework eyelet ruffle. The center back opening of the dress is about 9 1/2 inches long and fastens with four white shell buttons.
Object number1999.123.0
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