Girl's Dress
Clothing MakerMade by
Unknown
Dateabout 1850-1860
MediumHand-stitched cotton, with mother of pearl button and porcelain buttons, and bobbin lace (probably linen)
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (length x width across top): 20 3/4 x 14in. (52.7 x 35.6cm)
Credit LineBequest of George Dudley Seymour
DescriptionYoung girl's dress of white cotton woven with a tiny diamond pattern and printed with two-tone pink circles. The neckline is very wide and is bound with a 5/8-inch-wide band of self-fabric, cut on the straight grain. The short sleeves are gathered at the top of the shoulder; the openings are edged with narrow bobbin lace. The bodice is gathered into the neckband and slightly gathered into the 1 3/8-inch-wide waistband. The very full skirt is gathered into the waistband. A 1/2-inch-wide tuck is taken around the lower skirt. The center back opening extends 11 1/2 inches; it fastens with a mother of pearl button at the neckline and two white porcelain buttons at the waistband.
Object number1945.1.65
Subject Terms
On View
Not on viewabout 1855
about 1873
1912 to 1917
about 1890