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Dress

Object Name:
Dress
Object ID:
1970.502.07
Place of Origin:
Hopkinton, NH
Date:
1812
Description:
Dress, girl's. White muslin. Fitted and lined bodice, plain, bound neck. Long sleeves, two rows of shirring at shoulder. Long skirt gathered onto waistband with inch-deep tuck above embroidered hem. White embroidery around hem, of clusters of grapes, seed stitch, with leaves, vines, and circle design.
Material:
Textile
Cotton
Provenance:
Label sewed to dress reads, "Embroidered at Hopkinton Academy 1812, dress remodelled 1837."
Credit Line:
New Hampshire Historical Society Collection
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