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Dress

Object number2015.66.7

OriginDuquesne, PA

MediumFabric/Thread/Plastic

Credit LineGift of Susan G. Wright

DescriptionHandmade child's white dress. Long sleeve. Embroidered eyelet fabric for the skirt, waistband, sleeve cuffs, neckline, and decorative straps that run from front of waist to back of waist over the shoulders. White lace trim decorates the sides of the straps, ends of the sleeve cuffs, and neckline. Open down back with eight white plastic buttons down proper left side and corresponding buttonholes down the proper right side of the opening. Buttons have diamond pattern with diagonal lines around the perimeter. Fabric is pleated at front of dress over chest as well as around the top of the skirt below the waistband.Dimensions32 in. (81.3 cm)
Historical NotesThis girl's cream dress was worn by Roberta Geraldine Lytle Estep (donor Susan G. Wright's grandmother). Part of a collection of handmade clothing from the Dell family. The family lived in Duquesne, PA.

Previous owner Roberta Geraldine Lytle Estep

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