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Child's Pinafore

Original OwnerOriginally owned by the Filley family American

Dateabout 1850-1870

MediumHand-stitched cotton and porcelain buttons

DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (length x width across top, including sleeves): 12 3/4 x 15 3/4in. (32.4 x 40cm)

Credit LineGift of Dorothy Filley Bidwell

DescriptionChild's calico pinafore made of fabric printed with white multi-sized circles on a brown background. The pinafore has a wide neckline, which is piped with a red and white calico of a small, vein-like print. The sleeves consist of two-inch-wide ruffles of the brown calico, with the edges bound with the contrasting red and white calico. The armscye and waistline are piped. The short skirt consists of a double tier of the brown calico bound along the edges with the red and white calico. The edges are rounded at the center back opening; at the center front, the top layer is split and rounded up to the waistline. A box pleat extends for the length of the bodice at center front. The center back opening fastens with four "calico" porcelain buttons (three different designs in purple and white).

Object number1956.4.45

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