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Historic Costume | Fine and Decorative Arts

Welcome to our Online Collections Database! Below you will find a searchable database showcasing images and information regarding tens of thousands of items in our online collection. Search using search terms, key words, object names, or names of historical figures to locate specific items, or, peruse at random to enjoy the breadth of collections available for view.

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Diaper Cover

Object/Artifact

Machine woven brown plaid with edging/facing of brown print; hand stitched; white china buttons, 3 each side. Overcast center back seam. Tiny hems. Center seam about 16” long. Screaming orange stripe faded to yellow in center area.

G88.287

Bruce and Susan Greene Costume Collection

1865 - 1875

User Age: Child Gender: Neutral

American

diaper cover

diaper

infant

baby

hand stitched

china button

china

machine woven

machine

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