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Infant's dress
French
1821
Object Place: France
Medium/Technique
Cotton plain weave with cotton embroidery
Dimensions
109 x 102 cm (42 15/16 x 40 3/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Miss Helen F. Pettes
Accession Number42.435
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsCostumes
DescriptionChristening dress made for George William Pettes, born in New England in 1821.
Provenance1821, worn as a christening gown by George William Pettes (b. 1821 - d. 1892), Brookline, MA; by descent to his daughter, Helen Frances Pettes (b. 1860 - d. 1945), Brookline; 1942, gift of Helen Frances Pettes to the MFA. (Accession Date: September 11, 1942)