Dress, Child's

Object/Artifact

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Waseca County History Center

Name/Title

Dress, Child's

Entry/Object ID

207

Description

Material: textile, metal, shell. Size: 20" W. x 17" L. Description: pink and white cotton gingham, round scoop neckline; collar design: widely spaced center wings extend down to waistband on each side of front bodice; collar side wings extend over shoulders and attach to a button in each sleeve cuff; back bodice collar forms short point at each side of back neckline placket; short, puffed sleeves gathered into a 1/2" W. cuff; bodice yoke lined with white cotton; very full skirt gathered to waistband; two 1 1/2" W. tucks encircle lower skirt; back closure with six large hooks and eyes in a 9 1/4" L. neck placket; thirty 1/4" W. flat white buttons trim the collar points, center front bodice and back placket; narrow white piping edges the neckline, collar, cuffs, back bodice, waistband and skirt tucks.

Context

Donated by William ("Willie") Johnson family. Worn by William's father, John William Johnson born March 31, 1932 in Provincetown, Massachusetts.

Cataloged By

pauline

Lexicon

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

Dress, Child's

Class

Clothing, Outerwear

Category

Personal Artifacts

Condition

Overall Condition

Fair

Exhibitions

Notes

6/10/97

Create Date

July 12, 1989

Update Date

November 21, 2024