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Child's dress
American
about 1860
Object Place: Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Medium/Technique
Wool twill, applied silk soutache braid trim, linen Valenciennes bobbin lace, glazed coton plain weave, brass hooks
Dimensions
56 x 66 cm (22 1/16 x 26 in.)
Credit Line
Gift in memory of Mrs. Horatio Appleton Lamb
Accession Number52.1677
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAmericas, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsCostumes
DescriptionBlue-green child's dress; wide neck trimmed with silk braid and narrow lace; V-shaped front of bodice pleated with side panels extending over shoulders with blue-green braid applied in a dense floral pattern; short sleeves with same silk braid decoration and narrow lace trim; back hook closure; full short skirt with three rows of silk braid decoration down front; cotton lining
ProvenanceInherited by Misses Aimee and Rosamund Lamb; Gift to the MFA, 1952