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DEACESSIONED June 26, 2014
Infant's dress
American
Early 19th century
Object Place: USA
Medium/Technique
Cotton plain weave with tucks, cotton embroidery and linen drawstring
Dimensions
75 x 57 cm (29 1/2 x 22 7/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. Edward Jackson Holmes
Accession Number54.1329
CollectionsAmericas, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsCostumes
DescriptionInfant's dress of white cotton, (much stained), short waisted, with square flaring neck, short sleeves, neck and waistline drawstings tied at center back, long skirt, center front of bodice, upper portion of sleeves and deep border around bottom of skirt embroidered with white cotton thread in open buttonhole filling, two bands of minute tucks as additional trimming around bottom of skirt.
Provenance1954, gift of Mrs. Edward Jackson Holmes to the MFA (Accession date: November 9, 1954); June 25, 2014, deaccessioned by the MFA for sale through Augusta Auctions, Bellows Falls, VT.