Child's Dress
Original OwnerOriginally owned by the family of
Ruth Ann Weed
Clothing MakerMade by
Unknown
Dateabout 1850-1855
MediumHand-stitched cotton, with brass hooks
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (length x width): 19 1/4 x 14 1/2in. (48.9 x 36.8cm)
Credit LineGift of Evagene H. Bond
DescriptionChild's dress of white cotton woven with a narrow twill stripe. The wide neckline is controlled by a drawstring. The short sleeves are edged with hand-embroidered scalloped whitework. The bodice is gathered into the neckline and into the one-inch-wide whitework-embroidered waistband. The full skirt is gathered into the waistband. It is decorated with nine 1/2-inch tucks above the 1 1/2-inch-deep hem. The center back opening extends ten inches and fastens with the drawstring at the neckline and two brass hooks and thread eyes at the waist.
Object number2000.39.3
Subject Terms
On View
Not on viewabout 1830
about 1845-1850
about 1830
about 1855
about 1895
about 1862-1867
about 1830