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Gown, Long
Clothing/Dress/Costume
Entirely hand-stitched infant’s cooler made of thin white cotton. The narrow yoke in the front forms a band of fine eyelet embroidery. Ditto short tubular sleeves. Long front skirt gauffered onto the yoke. The back is 1-piece with eyelet edging on top for the neckline, gathered at the top and mid-back by double drawstrings. Hem eyelet-embroidered after construction. Off-shoulder.
G89.218
Bruce and Susan Greene Costume Collection
Infant
Historic Costume
Dress
Unisex
Cotton
White
1850