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Gown, Long

Clothing/Dress/Costume

Infant long gown of plain weave cotton - rather heavy weight for along gown. Long body made form two panels, front and back, without any side gores. Long sleeves gathered at sleeve cap and wrist, which is finished with a strip or band of machine-embroidered tape, and a flounce of machine-embroidered fabric. Front and back have a scoop panel, not quite a yoke, which is trimmed in more machine-embroidered fabric in a flounced strip, and filled in by a panel of cotton pleated or tucked vertically. High round neckline with stand collar made form the same flounced fabric. CB closure of one bottom at back of neck, made form wood or celluloid or tonga nut. Almost entirely machine-stitched, save for the buttonhole. Some light stains, and side seam underarm has come undone.

2024.15.017

Genesee Country Village and Museum

Historic Costume

Child, Unisex [Historic Costume]

Infant

Long gown

Unisex

1860 - 1910

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