Girl's Dress
Original OwnerOriginally owned by
Elizabeth Larcom Abbot
(American, born 1958)
Original OwnerOriginally owned by
Susan Hale Abbot
(American, born 1960)
DressmakerMade by
White Stag
(American)
Date1964-1967
MediumMachine-stitched twill-woven cotton denim with polyester coil zipper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (waist circumference x center front length): 24 1/2 x 30 1/2in. (62.2 x 77.5cm)
ClassificationsCostume
Credit LineGift of Quincy S. Abbot
Object number2004.38.2
DescriptionGirls's sleeveless lime green cotton denim dress with dropped waist and scooped neckline. The center front has decorative stitching backed with a strip of denim to imitate a flat-felled seam. The neckline and armscyes are bias-faced and top-stitched and edge-stitched. The skirt has a center front seam and center front box pleat, stitched together for the first inch or so. Two one-inch-long belt loops are evenly spaced from center front on the waist seam. The center back of both the bodice and skirt are seamed. The bodice opens at center back with a centered polyester coil zipper. There are two one-inch belt loops on the back, also equally spaced and at the waist seam. The front and back of the garment were assembled and then sewn at the sideseams. Raw edges are serged.
Status
Not on view
