Dress

Clothing/Dress/Costume

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Genesee Country Village & Museum

Name/Title

Dress

Entry/Object ID

G96.090

Description

Entirely hand-stitched dress made of cotton printed with a punched cylinder print, and tiny brown stars. High-waisted with a set-in waistband. Skirt evenly gathered all around. Bodice gathered in the center front and the center back at the waist and yoke. Yoke and shoulder ‘straps’ formed of narrow straight pieces covered by wide bertha collars straight across the front; pointed deeper in the back and pointed over the tops of arms. Edged with piped self-frills. Piped armscyes with short straight sleeves having 2 tiers of 1.5” self-frills.

Collection

Bruce and Susan Greene Costume Collection

Category

Child, Female
Historic Costume

Clothing/Dress/Costume Details

Article of Clothing/Dress/Costume

Dress

Clothing Sex

Female

Textile Details

Fabric

Cotton

Color

White, Brown

Made/Created

Date made

1840 - 1845