Dress

Clothing/Dress/Costume

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Genesee Country Village & Museum

Name/Title

Dress

Entry/Object ID

G90.179

Description

Entirely hand-stitched girl's dress made of white cap dimity (window pane checks). Bodice gathered at the top and the bottom. Midsection has unusual horizontal band of hand-knit cotton insertion. Short sleeves cut as circles with narrow machine edging. Inset piped waistband. China buttons.

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

Dimity

Color

White

Made/Created

Date made

1855 - 1865