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Accession Number 1974.9.12 Title child's silk dress Category Clothing, Outerwear Object Type dress Date Made ca. 1860 Gender and Age boys Materials and Techniques silk; cotton; woven; woven, plain, muslin Measurements UL 43.0; WA 29.0; LCIR 145.0 cm Description

Stiff brown silk child's dress, boat neckline, 5-button CB closing, short set-in sleeves, embroidered beige scrolling motif in outline and chain stitches on sleeves and along the hem of skirt,; 2 sets of four tucks at…

Stiff brown silk child's dress, boat neckline, 5-button CB closing, short set-in sleeves, embroidered beige scrolling motif in outline and chain stitches on sleeves and along the hem of skirt,; 2 sets of four tucks at front, releasing fullnes below the waist line; decorative peplum with dagged edges, finished with buttonhole stitches in beige thread; tuck in skirt, below peplum.

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