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.
