Gown, Long

Clothing/Dress/Costume

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Genesee Country Village & Museum

Name/Title

Gown, Long

Entry/Object ID

G90.030

Description

Entirely hand-stitched infant’s long dress made of fine white cotton. Hand-embroidered with needle-run bobbinet fillings. Sheer leno / embroidered insertion down each skirt side. Leno / embroidery as inset waistband. Small mancherons on straight sleeves with released tuck. Machine-laced lace added to sleeve hems. Drawstrings.

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

Cotton

Color

White

Made/Created

Date made

1840