Dress

Clothing/Dress/Costume

Historic Hudson Valley

Name/Title

Dress

Entry/Object ID

SS.75.22

Description

Baby's long dress: high round neck with tape ties at back; square yoke in front with one deep pleat below; long straight sleeves with 2 seams, set into shoulder; back placket from neckline with three buttons covered with darned lace; tucked flounce of finer material at hem; embroidered decoration: on cuffs, collar, and yoke leaves worked in satin and outline stitch and clusters of small bound holes; on flounce, darned lace in cutwork openings, clusters of small bound holes, border of leaves and flowers worked in satin, outline, back and seed stitches, bound scalloped edge.

Collection

Sunnyside Object Collection

Clothing/Dress/Costume Details

Textile Details

Material

Cotton

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Unknown

Attribution

Maker

Notes

Dates: 1834 - 1867 Date made: r. 1834 - 1867

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Diameter at bottom

Length

36-1/8 in

Diameter

29 in

Dimension Notes

Display Dimensions: 36 1/8 x 29 in. (91.8 x 73.7 cm)

Condition

Notes

Remarks: Details of condition: Yellowed - yellow and red-brown stains.

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Irving Family, Unknown

Notes

Former owner

General Notes

Note Type

Curatorial Remarks

Note

GIFT - $800 evaluation for group of Irving family baby clothes, SS.75.19 - .35.

Note Type

StorageNote

Note

Home Location: Historic Hudson Valley, Union Church, Storage, Shelf 01B