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Object Name
Dress
Object Number
1943-05-1
Description
White cotton child's dress; short sleeves with Ayrshire whitework embroidery and needle fillings; scoop neckline; center front V section with Ayrshire embroidery and needle fillings with tip to tuck into waistband (left out for boys, inserted for girls); skirt with ornate Ayrshire embroidery and needle fillings; center back opening with no closures
Comment
Worn by John Laidlaw Buell, brother of donor Outstanding example of Ayrshire whitework embroidery and needle fillings
Category
Personal Artifacts
Date Made
c. 1840-1860
Dimensions
length: 43"
Materials
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