Name/Title

Dress

Entry/Object ID

G2008.110

Description

Little boy’s dress, entirely hand stitched. Made of brilliant printed with black and red spot pattern. Bodice gathered generously into shallow yoke with wide shallow neckline. Short, straight sleeves trimmed with 2 rows of Ayreshire edging. Short skirt gathered into piped self waistband. 2 pearl buttons on waistband in back, and 2 more on yoke. Skirt length and bodice side seam the same measurements as the other dress, but this one looks smaller!

Collection

Bruce and Susan Greene Costume Collection

Made/Created

Date made

1849 - 1851

Notes

User Age: Child Gender: Male

Ethnography

Culture/Tribe

American

Lexicon

Search Terms

Boy, Male, Dress, Hand stitched, Ayreshire, Pearl Buttons

Relationships

Related Places

Place

State/Province

Rhode Island

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America