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Historic Costume | Fine and Decorative Arts

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Dress

Object/Artifact

Infant dress, entirely hand stitched, made from a pieced rectangle of printed cotton. Self-frill whipped onto the hem, selvages at the sides. Very high waist formed by a tubular casing formed by a tuck; casing around neckline with applied flat self-frill all around. Shoulder straps with short tubular sleeves set into the “hollowed out” armscye; casing near sleeve hem forms frill. Drawstrings are plain weave cotton or linen ties.

G2013.035

Bruce and Susan Greene Costume Collection

Youth

Historic Costume

1818 - 1820

New Hampshire

United States of America

North America

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