1850-1852, Boy's Dress
Description
Blue horizontally ribbed silk boy's tunic/dress has natural neckline with no collar, long 2-piece sleeves and corded waist seam. Box pleated skirt has 2 3/4 band at hem that is finished with cording. (This could be a later addition since the lining fabric is a different color from the rest of the dress.) Dress has center front button opening with seven 11/16 diameter mother of pearl buttons and hand worked button holes. Dress is padded with batting and lined with off-white china silk, all hand stitched.
Source
HCT.1986.117.2
Date
1850-1852
Design Elements
2-Piece Tailored Sleeve
Fiber/Fabric Information
Silk
Decade
1850-1859
Color
Blue light
Files
Collection
Citation
“1850-1852, Boy's Dress,” Fashion2Fiber, accessed December 12, 2024, https://fashion2fiber.osu.edu/items/show/556.