Girl's Dress
Original OwnerOriginally owned by
Elizabeth Blakelock
Clothing MakerMade by
Unknown
RetailerSold by
B. Altman and Company
Date1965
MediumMachine-stitched cotton/polyester, with synthetic machine-made lace, elastic, and plastic buttons
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (length x width across bottom): 16 1/4 x 27in. (41.3 x 68.6cm)
ClassificationsCostume
Credit LineGift of Elizabeth Blakelock
DescriptionSmall girl's red dress with a yoke effect created by smocking stitched in white thread. The dress has a white Peter Pan collar edged with a narrow, machine-made lace and short, puffed sleeves gathered on a strip of elastic around the opening. White lace edges the ruffled sleeve openings. The center back opening extends four inches and fastens with two white plastic buttons. The dress has no defined waistline. The hem has been let down 2 1/2 inches, as indicated by the faded line of the original hem.
Object number1996.154.4
MarkingsWoven tape label stitched on right side of back of neck: [frayed] "...11y Flind.../ ...ND SMOCK.../ SIZE 12 MOS". On opposite side, another label reads; "B. ALTMAN & CO./ small/ world".On View
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