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Dress

Clothing/Dress/Costume

Entirely hand-stitched infant short dress made of fine cotton printed with tiny brown or once-black spot pattern. Very high waist in front defined with a decorative woven white tape that forms a free-floating strap or belt in the back; wide, high straight neckline; flaring skirt. More of the tape forms the cuffs, defines the side front seams (no back seam), and makes a border about the hem. Evidence of (removed) 2 narrow tucks above hem and 3 more above insertion. Each short, puffed sleeve is shaped by 3 fine linen tape loops attached inside the armscye and brought to the outside through a tiny eyelet and hooked over a Dorset button. Drawstrings in the neck and waist. The cuffs, neckline and hem are finished with buttonhole loops.

G2011.068

Bruce and Susan Greene Costume Collection

Infant

Dress

Historic Costume

Dress

Unisex

Cotton

Linen

White

1818 - 1822

American

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