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Historic Costume | Fine and Decorative Arts

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Gown, Long

Clothing/Dress/Costume

Mostly machine-stitched long clothes made of dimity check. Evidence of adaption of size of dress (neckline has a simple stitch to make neckline smaller, and hem is very deep with a slip stitch done by hand to change its size). Long sleeves are gathered to sleeve cap; drawstring at wrist. Cuffs and neckline, yoke of bodice, and the center front pleats are trimmed in machine-stitched eyelet lace. Machine-stitched diamond tape embellishing pleats. Buttons close in the center back.

2021.01.100

Genesee Country Village and Museum

Infant

Historic Costume

Long gown

Unisex

Dimity

White

1860 - 1900

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