Dress

Clothing/Dress/Costume

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Genesee Country Village & Museum

Name/Title

Dress

Entry/Object ID

G2000.017

Description

Hand-stitched fine white cotton dress with medium-length straight sleeves with deep tuck. Wide straight neckline with fine drawstrings separately in front and back and shoulder straps. Inset waistband attached to long skirt with deep tuck. Inset band of sheer cotton with shadow embroidered leafy vine above the hem of skirt and sleeves, applied with chain stitch from backside with a similar effect on the waistband. Dotted lines outline the waistband, straps, and lines along tucks and hems.

Collection

Bruce and Susan Greene Costume Collection

Category

Youth
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 - 1850