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)
ClassificationsCostume
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
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