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Gown, Long

Clothing/Dress/Costume

Entirely hand-stitched infant dress made of soft white cotton with tiny Leno block pattern and white cotton embroidered eyelet sprigs all over. High waist with two wide plain weave linen tape drawstrings in back; straight neckline with separate drawstrings in front and back; shoulder straps; short, puffed sleeves. Slim skirt opens entirely down the back. Delicate folded cobweb-muslin frill along all edges except neckline, also along outer 'ridge' of sleeve.

G2011.065

Bruce and Susan Greene Costume Collection

Infant

Historic Costume

Dress

Unisex

Cotton

Muslin

White

1815 - 1825

American

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