51.81.5
Dress, Child's
1900 Approximate
Girl's Plaid Dress. Material: textile, metal. Size: 17" W. x 23" L. Description: brown, red, blue-green and tan plaid heavy cotton princess style dress; high rounded neckline of ruffled brown cotton edged with white lace; long set-in sleeves with brown piping around shoulder armhole; wrist trimmed with two 3/4" W. brown cotton edging; brown piping extends from shoulder line to hemline on each side of dress front and from side seams; a band of brown smocking extends across lower area of skirt front and a 2 1/2" W. brown ruffle encircles the hemline; brown plaid 5 1/2" W. horizontal insert with brown piping along the top is gathered and attached to skirt below bottom button area and above hem ruffle; back closure with one hook and eye and 5 brown fabric covered buttons in long placket.
From Isabel Dolly Turnacliff Goltz.