Gown, Long

Clothing/Dress/Costume

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Genesee Country Village & Museum

Name/Title

Gown, Long

Entry/Object ID

G87.056

Description

Entirely hand-stitched infant long dress made of white window pane dimity. 4 box pleats down the front; tacked to restraining band inside the bodice. 4 gathering channels in the rear waist, one in the rear of the neck, with fine linen braid strings. 5” hem. Straight short sleeves. Dorset buttons on a triangular panel on the sleeve top. No evidence of a loop of tape or string to gather up the sleeve to the button.

Collection

Bruce and Susan Greene Costume Collection

Category

Infant
Historic Costume

Clothing/Dress/Costume Details

Article of Clothing/Dress/Costume

Dress

Clothing Sex

Unisex

Textile Details

Fabric

Dimity

Color

White