dress


dress

Summary

Girl's dress. White corded cotton. Wide round neck, piped, trimmed, looped white braid with scalloped embroidered frill. Front and back each in one flared section. Drawstring at front neck, composition buttons below concealed under strip with four large pearl buttons. Belt trimmed with braid below, fastening with hooks and loops. Short sleeves in one bias section, trimmed looped braid, edge piped and trimmed with scalloped openwork embroidered frill. Hem piped and trimmed with similar frill, arabesque braid tirmming above.


Object Name

dress

Date Created

1868-1872

Dimensions

circumference (hem): 127cm
shoulder to waist: 22.9cm
length: 53.3cm
waist: 58.4cm

accession number

1947.2134

Medium

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