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Dress
Clothing/Dress/Costume
Baby's long gown of off-white cotton with back opening. Ruffle around neckline above center-front bodice panel with a vandyked machine-embroidered ruffle above a narrower, scalloped one, both sewn down at sides under narrow cotton ribbon with woven decoration. Full sleeves, gathered to armscye at top and under plain cotton tape to form ruffle at bottom. Long skirt with deep hem.
2026.16.010
Genesee Country Village and Museum
Infant
Historic Costume
Gown
Unisex
Cotton
White
1890 - 1896
19th Century
30 in
17 in around body
Griffin, Irene Drury