Child's Dress

Clothing/Dress/Costume

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Sidney Museum and Archives

Name/Title

Child's Dress

Entry/Object ID

2009.086.001

Description

Young child's white cotton lawn summer dress, A-line with inverted pleat at each side seam. The embroidery may be the style of embroidery known as "Madiera", see Remarks]. Hand- and machine stitching. Slightly-lowered round neckline, finished with hand-embroidered scallops in buttonhole stitch. Back placket closed with two hand-stitched buttonholes and small mother-of-pearl buttons. Placket ending suppresses a small amount of fullness. Shoulder fullness suppressed with finely hand-stitched tucks back and front. Each front shoulder has a central tuck flanked by two pin tucks. Each back shoulder has three tucks, one shorter than the other two. Central front has hand-embroidered decoration of a blue cotton flower applied with pin stitching, surrounded with white satin stitch sprigs and french knots. Lower edge finished with hand-embroidered scallops in buttonhole stitch and has a central embroidered motif that echoes the upper motif.

Acquisition

Source (if not Accessioned)

Waugh, Audrey

Notes

Accession Date: 14-Oct-09 Mode of Acquisition: Gift

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Dress

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Main Garments

Nomenclature Class

Clothing

Nomenclature Category

Category 03: Personal Objects

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

child's dress

Created By

[email protected]

Create Date

November 17, 2022

Updated By

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Update Date

February 2, 2024