Dress
- Object Name:
- Dress
- Object ID:
- 1969.014.06
- Creator:
- Stone, Mary E. (1791-1875)
- Place of Origin:
- Dunbarton, NH
- Date:
- circa 1837
- Description:
- Dress, boy's. Long. French calico cotton of wide floral stripes in reds, blues on tan, vine background. Square neck, bound, plain bodice, opened down back. Bodice cotton lined. One inch waistband, with gathered, long, skirt, 1.5" tuck near hem. Long sleeves, shirred into armhole with 1.6" lengthening tucks. Bodice lined with handwoven linen. Handsewn.
- Material:
- Textile
Linen
Cotton - Dimensions:
- L-21.5 inches
- Provenance:
- Made for Wesley P. Stone, born 1833.
Two notes with dress: "Child's dress - French calico material, made between 1830-1835. Wesley P. Stone."
"Dress papa wore about 1837, made by his mother (my grandmother ). Lining of yoke handwoven linen. Ethel Cilley Stone." - Credit Line:
- Gift of Ethel Cilley Stone
- Subjects:
- Clothing and dress, Children's clothing and dress
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