Baby's open-backed robe: square neckline with tape bow in front and ties in back; draw string at waist in "tunnel" from under sleeves to open back; no side seams; darts under sleeve edged in zig-zag bound in buttonhole stitch; same bound zig-zag edging both sides of open back from below waist ties to around hem; hem embroidered with motifs and branches above fruit-like shape worked in detached chain, back and satin stitches, French knots and embroidered cut work. Poorer workmanship than the other baby clothes.
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
Overall
Width
16-3/4 in
Length
38-1/2 in
Dimension Notes
Display Dimensions: 16 3/4 x 38 1/2 in. (42.5 x 97.8 cm)
Condition
Notes
Remarks: Details of condition: Yellowed, scattered tiny brown 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