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Child's Dress
Child's Dress

Child's Dress

Clothing MakerMade by Unknown
Date1860-1865
MediumHand-stitched and (later) machine-stitched cotton, with porcelain buttons
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (length x width across top): 25 x 13 1/2in. (63.5 x 34.3cm)
ClassificationsCostume
Credit LineGift of Mary Means Huber
DescriptionChild's dress of calico, printed with a light brown stripe and a small tulip-like spray in shades of brown and madder red. The dress has a wide neckline and short, straight sleeves. The neckline and the armscyes are piped. The skirt is closely gathered into the waistline. The skirt has a later insertion of a printed stripe with a paisley design in matching colors to add 2 1/4 inches to the skirt's length. This insertion is machine-stitched, while the rest of the dress is hand-stitched. The center back opening is 12 1/2-inches long; it fastens with five white porcelain buttons. There is a flaw in the calico print at the bodice center front.
Object number2002.92.8
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