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Maternity Dress

Original OwnerOriginally owned by Adabelle Canney Lyon (American, 1868 - 1944)

Clothing MakerMade by Unknown

Dateabout 1900

MediumMachine-stitched and hand-stitched cotton, with abalone buttons

DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (length x width across shoulder): 50 1/4 x 13 1/4in. (127.6 x 33.7cm)

ClassificationsCostume

Credit LineGift of the estate of Marcella Putnam

Object number1991.143.13

DescriptionWoman's "Mother Hubbard" dress of cotton, printed in a large-scale paisley design in burgundy, black, and white. The dress has a yoke across the shoulders and a high, round neckline with a gathered ruff of self-fabric. The front and back of the dress are decoratively gathered across the bottom of the yoke, with the fullness released and falling straight to the hem. The long sleeves are gathered very full into the shoulderline. They are also gathered around the wrist onto a narrow band on the inside of the sleeve, leaving a 1 3/4-inch-wide ruffle around the opening. The dress opens at center front for about 22 inches, fastening with four abalone buttons concentrated near the top. The hem is four inches deep. There is one patch pocket on the proper right front.

NotesHistorical Note: Adabelle Canney Lyon Putnam (1868-1944) may have worn this as a maternity dress.

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