Dress

Clothing/Dress/Costume

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Genesee Country Village & Museum

Name/Title

Dress

Entry/Object ID

G2000.081

Description

Entirely hand stitched printed white cotton dress. Print design of clustered red, aqua and lavender geometric flowers outlined heavily in black on a lavender seaweed ground. Stomacher front with soft cotton drawstring and long sleeves with slight fullness at the top and piped openings. 3” rows of stitching at front and back of sleeve near armscyes helps the fullness of sleeves. Bodice is lined with white cotton. Bodice front accented with pair of folded bias bands. Skirt is narrow and unlined.

Collection

Bruce and Susan Greene Costume Collection

Category

Adult, Female
Historic Costume

Clothing/Dress/Costume Details

Article of Clothing/Dress/Costume

Dress

Clothing Sex

Female

Textile Details

Fabric

Cotton

Lining

Cotton

Color

Multi

Notes

printed cotton

Made/Created

Date made

1825

Notes

User Age: Adult Gender: Female

Ethnography

Culture/Tribe

American

Lexicon

Search Terms

hand stitched, cotton, stomacher, dress