Child's Dress, 1780-1830

Description:
This dress, which belonged to the Hungerford family of rural New York State and could have been worn by a girl or boy, has features dating from a broad span of years. The bodice is constructed to reflect, in very simple form, a woman's bodice with a faux busk pocket or channel in the center front, which seems more late eighteenth than early nineteenth century. It appears to be a bit later than the collection's other woodblock-printed Mitchell family dress (object no. 35.894.1).
Date Issued:
[1780 TO 1830]
Data Provider:
Wayne State University. Libraries and The Henry Ford
Collection:
Digital Dress Collection
Place:
Port Washington, New York
Subject Topic:
Dresses, Children's clothing, and Women's clothing
Subject Name:
Hungerford Family and Mitchell Family
Format:
clothing
Rights:
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URL:
http://digital.library.wayne.edu/item/wayne:EM02_35_596_35