1875 Child's Dress

Clothing/Dress/Costume

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Waseca County History Center

Name/Title

1875 Child's Dress

Entry/Object ID

2.41.173

Description

White Cotton Child's Dress. Material: textile, shell. Size: 22" W. x 20" L. Description: White fine cotton nainsook; high round neckline trimmed with a double row of fine white lace. Long set-in sleeves gathered to a cuffed band encircled with pin tucks and edged in white lace. Front bodice is trimmed with alternate vertical rows of tiny pin tucks and white embroidery. Released tucks create skirt flares from waistline and hem is encircled near lower edge with narrow bands of pin tucks and edged with a double row of 1 1/2" ruffles. Back placket closure with 5 white buttons and buttonholes.

Context

Hand made in about 1875.

Cataloged By

Legacy Photo Import

Lexicon

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

Dress, Child's

Class

Clothing, Outerwear

Category

Personal Artifacts

Other Names and Numbers

Other Number

173

Condition

Overall Condition

Fair

Exhibitions

Notes

6/10/97

Create Date

July 6, 1989

Update Date

May 21, 2026