Name/Title
DressEntry/Object ID
SS.75.23Description
Baby's long dress: high round neck with turn-down collar; square yoke front and back, long straight sleeves with two seams, set into dropped shoulder; princess cut (N. B. princess line popular in 1860's); back placket from neckline with 5 covered buttons and buttonholes; tucked flounce at hem. Embroidered decoration: on collar and cuffs and bordering front and back yokes, tulip worked in satin stitch on stem worked in outline stitch, leading to clusters of small bound holes; on yoke, two bands of heads of wheat worked in satin, outline, and seed stitches alternating with diamond-shaped clusters of small bound holes; on flounce, arrangement of scrolls, flowers, and stems worked in outline, back and satin stitches and cutwork.Collection
Sunnyside Object CollectionClothing/Dress/Costume Details
Made/Created
Artist Information
Artist
UnknownAttribution
MakerNotes
Dates: 1834 - 1867
Date made: r. 1834 - 1867Dimensions
Dimension Description
Diameter at bottomLength
33-1/4 inDiameter
30-3/8 inDimension Notes
Display Dimensions: 33 1/4 x 30 3/8 in. (84.5 x 77.2 cm)Condition
Notes
Remarks: Details of condition: Slightly yellow, few brown spots. Back, just left of back seam, three-cornered tear, mended.Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
Irving Family, UnknownNotes
Former ownerGeneral Notes
Note Type
Curatorial RemarksNote
GIFT - $800 evaluation for group of Irving family baby clothes, SS.75.19 - .35.Note Type
StorageNoteNote
Home Location: Historic Hudson Valley, Union Church, Storage, Shelf 01B