Gown, Long

Clothing/Dress/Costume

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Genesee Country Village & Museum

Name/Title

Gown, Long

Entry/Object ID

G92.113

Description

Entirely hand-stitched infant’s long dress made of fine white cotton. Puffed sleeves with embroidered frills, as neckline, edged with many repetitive holes. Drawstring at both the neck and the waist. 4 rows of minuscule tucks with fine cotton string couched around the neck. Long finely gathered skirt. Wider and narrow tucks above the hem.

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

1855 - 1865