Dress
Name/Title
DressEntry/Object ID
G2003.221Description
Entirely hand stitched dress made of navy blue and white checked cotton (MID), (58 epi, 29” wide) not likely homespun as claimed by the dealer. Back opening. Stitched with brown cotton and white cotton. Slightly high waisted, normal in back; medium wide scoop neckline, shoulders wide; 1 bust dart each side. Long sleeves with full caps, fullness more to the back, tapering to wrist where a turnback cuff has been fashioned (original). Brown cotton twill tape drawstrings in back neckline, pair in casings in back waistline inserted to draw across both sides over the opening to form great fullness at CB. Skirt slightly gathered in front; front cut with angled sides, pieced; two deep tucks above hem; deep pocket of same fabric in proper right side. Unlined. Bits of brown thread above cuff suggest that they were originally stitched in place there. Also some in hem region- may have been shortened.Collection
Bruce and Susan Greene Costume CollectionMade/Created
Date made
1820 - 1825Notes
User Age: Adult Gender: FemaleEthnography
Culture/Tribe
American