Dress

Clothing/Dress/Costume

Historic Hudson Valley

Name/Title

Dress

Entry/Object ID

SS.75.24

Description

Baby's long dress: high round neck, bound with bias strip, with ruffle beneath; square tucked yoke, with 3 pleats below; long straight sleeves with two seams; back placket from neckline with three buttons covered with darned lace; wide ties attached to each side seam at waist; tucked flounce at hem. Embroidered decoration: edging cuffs, neckline, and yoke, narrow band with one edge bound in scallops filled with bound holes with a line of tiny circles worked in satin stitch above; middle of yoke, cuffs, and hem, wide band of roses worked in satin and outline stitches separated by blocks of tiny bound holes.

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

36-1/4 in

Diameter

29 in

Dimension Notes

Display Dimensions: 36 1/4 x 29 in. (92.1 x 73.7 cm)

Condition

Notes

Remarks: Details of condition: Tucked yoke pulling away from bodice on right. Many brownish spots.

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