Dress

Clothing/Dress/Costume

Historic Hudson Valley

Name/Title

Dress

Entry/Object ID

VC.74.12

Description

Long baby's dress with deep, square neckline and short, full, puff sleeves: 2 1/2" bobbin lace edging at neck; bobbin lace insertion strips above waist, dividing short shirred panels at front; same lace insertion through sleeves; narrow linen tapes fastened to neck and waist; lace insertion near bottom of dress, 1 1/2" wide.

Collection

Van Cortlandt Manor Object Collection

Clothing/Dress/Costume Details

Textile Details

Material

Cotton, Linen

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Unknown

Attribution

Maker

Notes

Dates: 1800 - 1833 Date made: r. 1800 - 1833

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Length

38 in

Dimension Notes

Display Dimensions: 38 in. (96.5 cm)

Condition

Notes

Remarks: Details of condition: Evenly browned - Lace slightly torn, center front.

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Van Cortlandt Family, Unknown

Notes

Former owner

General Notes

Note Type

Curatorial Remarks

Note

Donor states that the baby's dress belonged to Pierre Van Cortlandt (1721-1814), but it appears to be nineteeth century (Pierre Van Cortlandt (1815-1884)?).

Note Type

StorageNote

Note

Home Location: Historic Hudson Valley, Union Church, Storage, Shelf 03C