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Infant's Dress
Infant's Dress

Infant's Dress

Original Owner (American, 1907 - 1997)
Clothing Maker
Dateabout 1937-1948
MediumHand-stitched cotton with mother of pearl buttons
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (length x width across top): 15 1/4 x 14 1/2in. (38.7 x 36.8cm)
ClassificationsCostume
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Allen R. Yale
DescriptionInfant girl's dress of pale pink cotton, with a scalloped yoke front, with coral-colored embroidery. The bottom edge of the yoke is piped in white and has a narrow white cotton ruffle. The rounded collar is also embroidered and edged with a narrow white ruffle. The short, puffy sleeves are gathered into the armscye and into a narrow, folded-back cuff embroidered with coral-colored dots. The skirt of the dress is gathered into the bottom of the yoke. The hem is 3 3/8 inches deep. The center back opening is six inches long and fastens with two small mother of pearl buttons. The opening is flanked by four-inch vertical knife pleats up to the neckline.
Object number1985.94.1
On View
Not on view
Gift of F. Ruth Johnson, 1970.39.5a,b  © 2013 The Connecticut Historical Society.
Florence May Alford
about 1897
Front of petticoat.
Asline Ward
1888-1890
Infant's Nightgown
Unknown
about 1865-1885
Dress
Mary Ann Patten
about 1893
Dress and Petticoat
Lovinia White
about 1833
Infant's Dress
Unknown
about 1865-1880
Front of chemise
Nellie Stevens
about 1865-1875
Infant's Dress
Edith Hollister Brainard
about 1882
Gift of Charles S. MacDonough, 1847.12.0  © 2008 The Connecticut Historical Society.
Commodore Thomas MacDonough
1812-1814
Front of dress with evening bodice 2.

Gift of Mrs. Seth P. Holcombe and Mrs. Gilbert A. Wick…
Mary Jane Buel
about 1890-1895, altered from earlier dress
Gift of Miss Elizabeth Yale Hall, 1950.16.22a-b, Connecticut Historical Society, Public Domain
Hannah Scoville Yale
1839