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Dress

Object Name:
Dress
Object ID:
1967.063.15
Date:
circa 1860
Description:
Dress, infant's. Fine, smooth-finish, white cotton. bodice gathered to boat shaped neck and to waistband. Eyelet embroidered edging around neck and on short, puffed sleeves. Narrow gathering tape at neck. Whitework embroidered waistband with large petalled flowers and smaller eyelets. Full, plain skirt shirred to waistband. Opened three quarter way down back. Two pearl buttons at back waist.
Material:
Textile
Cotton
Mother-of-Pearl
Dimensions:
L-20 inches
Provenance:
From Woodbury family, Weare, NH.
Credit Line:
Gift of Ruth A. Woodbury and Dorcas L. Woodbury
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