Pinafore

Name/Title

Pinafore

Entry/Object ID

G95.061

Description

Entirely hand stitched white figured cotton. Flared shape with back corners rounded; side and shoulder seams; sleeveless, wide straight neck with cotton braid drawstring all around. Little triangular patch pockets. Two incised mother of pearl buttons/buttonholes in back. Red and white zizgzag braid applied along 1/2” hem and around pockets. Armholes bound with narrow binding that appears to have been hand stitched with a row of French knots. Tiny.

Collection

Bruce and Susan Greene Costume Collection

Made/Created

Date made

1865

Notes

User Age: Child Gender: Neutral

Ethnography

Culture/Tribe

American

Lexicon

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