Dress

Clothing/Dress/Costume

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Genesee Country Village & Museum

Name/Title

Dress

Entry/Object ID

G2000.071

Description

Entirely hand stitched child’s dress with white zigzag trim. White striped dimity with a high waistline formed by double drawstrings. Drawstrings also in front and back neckline. All are rather wide tapes. Short, wide puffed sleeves attached to bodice which has a narrow insertion of zigzag tape up the center and the down each side of the skirt front. The hem is bordered with 3 bands formed of 5 pintucks above the zig zags with the bottom zig zags being instead formed into little vandykes.

Collection

Bruce and Susan Greene Costume Collection

Category

Child, Female
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

1825 - 1835