Children’s Olive Green Dress

Clothing/Dress/Costume

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The Great Bend Museum

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Front

Name/Title

Children’s Olive Green Dress

Entry/Object ID

2020.01.552

Description

Child’s Olive Green Dress -- Olive green shirt - companion piece to olive green dress top. Full length skirt made of taffeta with evidence of both machine sewing and hand sewing (on hemline). 1 pocket on the right side. Inside lining of dress skirt is brown. Possibly a cotton or linen fabric. Part 2/2 in an ensemble (matching)

Acquisition

Accession

2020.01

Source or Donor

Miscellaneous FIC

Clothing/Dress/Costume Details

Clothing Sex

Female

Size

Children’s

Textile Details

Material

Taffeta/Cotton

Color

Olive Green

Made/Created

Date made

circa 1870 - circa 1880

Condition

Notes

Fabric very fragile and will tear with too much handling. Multiple rips, tears, and shredding prominent.