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DEACESSIONED June 26, 2014
Child's dress
French
mid-19th century
Object Place: France
Medium/Technique
Linen plain-weave with cotton embroidery and drawn work
Dimensions
57 x 59 cm (22 7/16 x 23 1/4 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. Hunnewell
Accession Number47.1292
CollectionsEurope, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsCostumes
DescriptionChild's dress, sheer white muslin, front of bodice and top of cap sleeves embroidered with white cotton, drawn work and circular eyelets, and some satin stitch, band of drawn work separates bodice from skirt, two tucks above the hem at bottom of skirt; torn.
Provenance1947, gift of Mrs. Hunnewell to the MFA (Accession date: July 18, 1947); June 25, 2014, deaccessioned by the MFA for sale through Augusta Auctions, Bellows Falls, VT.