Digital Collections
Gown, Long
Clothing/Dress/Costume
Mostly machine-stitched long clothes made of dimity check. Evidence of adaption of size of dress (neckline has a simple stitch to make neckline smaller, and hem is very deep with a slip stitch done by hand to change its size). Long sleeves are gathered to sleeve cap; drawstring at wrist. Cuffs and neckline, yoke of bodice, and the center front pleats are trimmed in machine-stitched eyelet lace. Machine-stitched diamond tape embellishing pleats. Buttons close in the center back.
2021.01.100
Genesee Country Village and Museum
Infant
Historic Costume
Long gown
Unisex
Dimity
White
1860 - 1900
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