Gown, Long & Petticoat
Clothing/Dress/Costume
Mostly machine-stitched infant long gown and petticoat set made of cotton. There are machined tucks on the petticoat and skirt of the dress. There is hand-stitching on lace insertion however all the lace is machined-stitched. Long Gown (a) - bodice is a strip of cotton, starched still. There are ties in the back with ties and ribbon. Tightly gathered to the waistband which is hand-embroidered. The skirt is less full than the dress' skirt but does have generous machined tucks at the bottom 3rd of the skirt. Petticoat (b) - The patten on the skirt continues on the petticoat.
2021.06.027ab
Genesee Country Village and Museum
Infant
Historic Costume
Long gown
Petticoat
Unisex
Cotton
White
1890 - 1910
2
Long Gown - 2021.06.027a Petticoat - 2021.06.027b
Camp, Elisha