Long Gown

Clothing/Dress/Costume

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Genesee Country Village & Museum

Name/Title

Long Gown

Entry/Object ID

G2025.29.014

Description

Baby's long gown of white cotton, princess lines, fitted to underarms, flaring skirt. Buttoning all the way up the back into high round neckline finished with scalloped embroidered neckband. Graduated panel all the way down the front with narrowest part at waistline; decorated with vertical tucking in groups, and finished with scalloped embroidered edging. Long sleeves trimmed with vertical tucking, and eyelet embroidery down center top and around cuffs. Very good; some stains on back; missing a few buttons

Collection

Bruce and Susan Greene Costume Collection

Category

Historic Costume

Clothing/Dress/Costume Details

Article of Clothing/Dress/Costume

Long gown

Clothing Sex

Unisex

Made/Created

Date made

1860 - 1870