White lawn baby dress with puffed sleeves, c. 1895-1896

Name/Title

White lawn baby dress with puffed sleeves, c. 1895-1896

Entry/Object ID

1993.14.143

Description

Acc. No. 93.14.143 Subject Category: Clothing Date or Period: C - 1895 - 1896 Object: Dress. Description: Baby dress of white lawn, high waisted with bodice of drawn work, machine lace trim at neck and sleeves. Row of inset panels accentuated at lower portion of puffed sleeves. Lower section of skirt has horizontal panel of drawn work. History of Object: Baby dress worn by Adeline Toye Cox around age one or two years of age. Daughter of an Alameda pioneer family. Acquired from: Estate of Adeline T. Cox Date: 7-12-1993