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Infant's dress
French, worn in America
mid-19th century
Place of Origin: France; Place of Use: Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Medium/Technique
Cotton plain weave with cotton embroidery, needlepoint lace insertion stitches, and deflected warps and wefts (drawn work) and braided linen tapes
Dimensions
95 x 115 cm (37 3/8 x 45 1/4 in.)
Credit Line
Gift in memory of Mrs. Horatio Appleton Lamb
Accession Number51.333
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CollectionsEurope, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsCostumes
DescriptionInfant's christening dress; square neckline with drawstring and narrow embroidered scalloped edge with drawn work circle motifs; lighter-weight muslin used for yolk, shoulders, and sleeve edging embroidered with basket motifs and floral sprigs with drawn work and lace insertions stitches; embroidered diagonal flaps at side of yolk; pointed sleeve flaps embroidered like yolk and shoulders but in same fabric at bodice and skirt; back button and loop closures at neck and waist, double casing and drawstring at waist; pleats at back edges of bodice; full skirt with inserted front panel embroidered like yolk and shoulders with grape and leaf motif borders; flaps on either side of inserted panel; three rows of drawn work along bottom edge
ProvenanceInherited by Misses Aimee and Rosamund Lamb; Gift to the MFA, 1951