Sweater

Clothing/Dress/Costume

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Genesee Country Village & Museum

Name/Title

Sweater

Entry/Object ID

G2008.054

Description

Infant’s sweater or 'waistcoat' made of hand-knit cotton. Simple straight body with medium-length tubular sleeves. Scoop neck. A band of diagonally divided squares with different textures runs along the front opening, down the back, and along the middle of the sleeve both front and back. Diamond grid border along the hem. No closure. Very small.

Collection

Bruce and Susan Greene Costume Collection

Category

Infant
Historic Costume

Clothing/Dress/Costume Details

Article of Clothing/Dress/Costume

Waistcoat

Clothing Sex

Unisex

Textile Details

Fabric

Cotton

Color

Cream

Made/Created

Date made

1790

Ethnography

Culture/Tribe

American