Dress
Name/Title
DressEntry/Object ID
G2001.058Description
Entirely hand-stitched girl’s dress made of red wool. Bodice and sleeves are lined with heavy cotton. Piped neck and armscyes. Some gathers at the center front and the center back waist. ‘Coat’ sleeves with pointed turnback cuffs. High neck. Set in waistband. Skirt has 1” pleats all around, stitched together loosely inside back to maintain arrangement. Waistband and cuffs outlined with flat black braid, same used for 3 rows around top of skirt. Slightly wider braid used for two bands of 3 rows each. Skirt hem is faced with polished cotton; two pieces pieced together. The center back opening with buttonholes and black swirl-back ball buttons. This has been skillfully re-modelled. The skirt top was deeply folded over and a placket remains in place but unused. A new placket was made to proper left in back. The opening was widened, the sleeves set higher on shoulders. Jockeys were removed to form cuffs.Collection
Bruce and Susan Greene Costume CollectionCategory
Child, Female
Historic Costume