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Infant's dress
probably American
1800–12
Object Place: United States
Medium/Technique
Cotton plain-weave with cotton embroidery
Dimensions
58 x 42 cm (22 13/16 x 16 9/16 in.)
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 Number44.16
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAmericas, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsCostumes
DescriptionWhite cotton short dress open down back; skirt border design of vine bearing acorn and oak leaves repeated on short sleeves and center front of highwaisted bodice; embroidery worked with heavy white cotton thread in satin, knot, and stem stitches. Believed to have been worn by the children of Mrs. Josiah Quincy.