Boy's Dress
Clothing MakerMade by
Unknown
Dateabout 1870
MediumMachine-stitched cotton, with wool braid and porcelain buttons
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (length x width across shoulders x hem circumference): 24 1/4 x 14 1/2 x 76in. (61.6 x 36.8 x 193cm)
ClassificationsCostume
Credit LineGift of Dorothy Filley Bidwell
DescriptionBoy's dress of linen-colored cotton, with a high, round neckline edged in piping and a narrow, turn-down collar. The dress is constructed with princess seams and a flared skirt. The princess seams are highlighted by narrow, brown wool soutache braid laid along the seams. This soutache, worked in an arrow-point branching pattern, appears on the collar and over the shoulders. The bottom of the skirt is decorated in arabesque patterns. The two-piece coat sleeves are worked in a pattern similar to a fleur de lis across the top of the wrist. The center back opening extends 12 1/2 inches and fastens with five white porcelain buttons.
Object number1956.4.65
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