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Infant's Dress
Infant's Dress

Infant's Dress

Clothing MakerMade by Unknown
Dateabout 1845-1850
MediumHand-stitched cotton and bobbin lace
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (length x width across top): 37 1/4 x 11in. (94.6 x 27.9cm)
ClassificationsCostume
Credit LineMuseum purchase
DescriptionInfant's dress of white cotton, woven with a satin stripe. The dress has a wide neckline gathered into a drawstring casing. The short sleeves are cut on the bias and are decorated with two rows of bobbin lace. In front, the dress falls straight from the neckline to the hem, while in back, it is gathered along six drawstrings at the waistline. The dress is open down the center back for ten inches. It fastens with the drawstrings at the waist and neckline.
Object number1985.59.1
MarkingsCotton tape stitched to proper left side seam is stenciled: "Helen L. Stiles."
Subject Terms
    On View
    Not on view
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    Francis Newman Holley
    1807-1820
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