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Coat, Sacque

Clothing/Dress/Costume

Entirely hand-stitched child’s sacque made of cotton velveteen. The fabric is printed with red-outlined yellow stars scattered on a dark brown ground. Very wide flaring shape suggesting that it is to be worn over a skirt supported by a hoop. Slight flaring long sleeves. High self-bound neck, secured with two self-covered buttons with the stars nicely centered joined by a cord loop. Wadded. The back and upper sleeves are lined with pink glazed cotton the rest is lined with blue checked silk; hand-quilted in squares.

G2003.160

Bruce and Susan Greene Costume Collection

Youth

Historic Costume

Coat

Unisex

Velveteen

Glazed Cotton

Pink

Brown

1855 - 1865

American

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