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Dress

Object Name:
Dress
Object ID:
1959.068.014
Date:
circa 1885
Description:
Dress, girl's - White poplin printed with small brown and red crosses, opened down front with 12 button holes. Collar, long sleeves and three rows at bottom of skirt, rounded tabs bound with brown tape. Fitted back. One row of tabs and deep pleated flounce. Slit pocket.
Material:
Textile
Cotton
Provenance:
All materials from the attic of the Burpee homestead in New London, a neighbor of the donor. The Burpee family has been in this home since 1817.
Credit Line:
Gift of Susan Colgate Cleveland
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