Description
Brown wool child's hand-stitched A-line dress with black velvet trim. Wide neck dress with pleated fronts and backs coming off squared yoke; pleats in groups of four emanating from center, 2 front and 3 back. Center front opening of (originally 14) flat black buttons on metal shanks (replaced by black dome shape buttons in places) top 3 buttons have corresponding hand-worked buttonholes. Two buttons also decorate bottom of pleats (center back missing). Three rows of 3\8 black velvet ribbon decorate center front either side of opening and extend down front and around skirt hem. Velvet ribbon also edges neck opening and yoke. Seven parallel lines of ribbon also decorate bottom front of skirt. Short sleeves are stitched on to fronts, backs and yoke are also trimmed with three rows of velvet ribbon. Pleats and yoke are reinforced with a plain weave tan cotton. Hem 2 1/8".
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