Baby's open-backed small robe or slip: round drawstring neckline with tape bow in front and ties in back; short raglan sleeves; drawstring waist from sides of front with ties in back; no side seams; embroidered decorations on sleeves, 4 horizontal tucks bound zig-zag edge with small bound holes surrounded by French knots; bordering back opening, scattered French knots; bordering bottom hem, design of meandering ribbon with regular bowknots worked in satin stitch and French knots with satin stitch petals extending from edges of ribbon, and with scattered French knots and small bound holes above and below ribbon; edged with scalloped tatting.
Collection
Sunnyside Object Collection
Clothing/Dress/Costume Details
Textile Details
Material
Cotton, ribbon
Made/Created
Artist Information
Artist
Unknown
Attribution
Maker
Notes
Dates: 1800 - 1899
Date made: r. 1800 - 1899
Dimensions
Dimension Description
Bottom
Diameter
17-1/8 in
Dimension Notes
Display Dimensions: 17 1/8 in. (43.5 cm)
Condition
Notes
Remarks: Details of condition: Holes in bodice. Yellowed, scattered 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