Dress

Date1800-1815

MediumSheer white cotton brocaded with white linen.

DimensionsOL: 27 1/2"

Credit LineGift of Tasha Tudor.

Object number1997-172

DescriptionDress for small child of sheer white cotton brocaded with white linen in scattered leaf pattern. Dress has low drawstring neckline, short puffed sleeves edged with lace, very high waist, a narrow skirt, and a back closure. (Photographed with two other dresses; shown at far left in photograph.)
Label TextGown with Puffed Sleeves (left)
Britain or America, 1800-1815
Sheer cotton brocaded with linen
1997-172, gift of Tasha Tudor

Sheer white frocks continued to be popular for infants into the nineteenth century.
ProvenanceFrom the collection of Tasha Tudor.