Infant's Gown

Clothing/Dress/Costume

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Genesee Country Village & Museum

Name/Title

Infant's Gown

Entry/Object ID

G95.014

Description

Entirely hand-stitched infant’s cooler made of fine white cotton. Smooth front with no waistline; gored sides. The casing forms a high waist in the back. Wide shallow scooped neckline with narrow hem forming casing in back. Fine PW linen tape drawstrings. Short raglan sleeves edged with tiny rikrak made of tape. 5” hem with a double row of rikrak insertion, edged with a .5” band of fabric. Triple row of insertion down sleeve top, between rows of extremely fine pin tucks. 18” center front neck hem to bottom edge.

Context

Made for Emily Hannah Badger Smith (b. 1806) by her aunt, Lydia Buck, in Bucksport, Maine.

Collection

Bruce and Susan Greene Costume Collection

Category

Youth
Historic Costume

Clothing/Dress/Costume Details

Article of Clothing/Dress/Costume

Dress

Clothing Sex

Unisex

Textile Details

Fabric

Cotton

Color

White

Made/Created

Date made

1805 - 1810

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Smith, Emily Hannah Badger