Description:
Child's one piece dress or gown made from white cotton. The garment is an important survival of children's fashionable clothing from the first few decades of the nineteenth century. The dress could have been worn by either a boy (before being breached at 5-7 years old) or a girl. The fabric is woven in two weaves; a plain weave alternating with areas of open leno weave. The effect of the two different weaves is a laddered, diagonal one. Drawstring closures secure the garment at the center back (neckline and waist). The skirt hem is decorated with several horizontal tucks which added both decoration as well as weight to the hem for proper drape. In theory, these tucks could also be let out as the child grew. While now unlined, the dress probably would have originally been made with a cotton or linen bodice lining.
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