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Girl's Dresscirca 1885

Not on view
Child's gingham check dress with smocked bodice, cream buttons, and dark brown satin ribbon bows at cuffs and hips, displayed on a hanger

Unknown, Girl's Dress, circa 1885, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. Thomas Crawford, Photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Title
Girl's Dress
Place Made
United States
Date Made
circa 1885
Medium
Silk plain weave (taffeta) and silk satin with mother-of-pearl buttons
Dimensions
Center back length: 26 in. (66.04 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. Thomas Crawford
Accession Number
M.69.28.2
Classification
Costumes
Collecting Area
Costume and Textiles
Selected Bibliography

  • Maeder, Edward; Evelyn Ackerman. Dressed for the Country: 1860-1900. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1984.