Dress

Clothing/Dress/Costume

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Genesee Country Village & Museum

Name/Title

Dress

Entry/Object ID

G2003.077

Description

Entirely hand-stitched dress made of heavy poplin-like cotton with blue and red warp stripes. Bodice is simply cut so the front has chevron stripes giving a fashionable effect. High round neck. Bodice and sleeves lined with sturdy white cotton. No bones. Curved side back seams. Dropped armscyes. Sleeves cut more or less straight with ample ease at back elbow. Wrist plackets secured with two small, flat buttons covered with black silk, and 2 loops. Front opening with concealed, sturdy hooks and eyes; opens toward right with skirt slit. Skirt gauffered into self waistband that wraps completely around back, coming to the proper right side in front where it must have been pinned. Sleeve ends and hem faced with brown woven checked cotton. Appears to me to be a good candidate for a modest attempt at reform dress (being unboned, short, and having a natural waist although the chevron effect and straight sleeves give the nod to fashion).

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

Blue, Red

Made/Created

Date made

1845 - 1855

Ethnography

Culture/Tribe

American