Infant Gown

Clothing/Dress/Costume

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New Museum Los Gatos

Name/Title

Infant Gown

Entry/Object ID

NU 2021.265

Description

A small, long white sleeveless linen dress. There are two bands of decorative horizontal stripes towards the bottom of the dress, consisting of a sheer lace stripe, two floral embroidery stripes, and three thin tucked stripes. There is also lace along the hem of the dress, along the neckline, and bordering the arm holes. The dress opens in the back, and closes towards the top with three white, iridescent buttons.

Collection

History Collection

Cataloged By

registrar@numulosgatos.org

Clothing/Dress/Costume Details

Article of Clothing/Dress/Costume

Dress

Clothing Sex

Female

Size

Small, for a child

Textile Details

Fabric

Lace

Material

Linen

Color

White

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Dress

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Main Garments

Nomenclature Class

Clothing

Nomenclature Category

Category 03: Personal Objects

Other Names and Numbers

Other Numbers

Number Type

Old Object Number

Other Number

21

Dimensions

Length

38-1/4 in

Dimension Notes

Measurements taken while lying flat.

Condition

Overall Condition

Good