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Child's dress
probably English
1800–18
Object Place: England
Medium/Technique
Cotton plain weave with cotton embroidery, and cotton and linen tapes
Dimensions
56 x 60 cm (22 1/16 x 23 5/8 in.). L. of back from neck to hem .514
Credit Line
Gift of the children of Mrs. M. A. DeWolfe Howe (Fanny Huntington Quincy), Miss Helen H. Howe, Quincy Howe, and Mark DeWolfe Howe
Accession Number44.15
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsCostumes
DescriptionWhite cotton, very short waist, short sleeves; eight tucks in skirt; back of skirt full; dress open down back; centre panel of bodice and sleeves embroidered in minute conventionalized flower motifs with white cotton thread.