cover image: Child's dress

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Child's dress

Research in Progress Infant's dress with a pattern of delicate floral sprays in blue, red, lavender, and brown on white. The skirt is gathered into a yoke, which has a draw-string neckline, with short sleeves; open down the back.
Collection
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection Textiles Department
Date published
late 18th century
Dates
late 18th century
Format
Medium: cotton Technique: mordant painted and dyed and resist dyed (chintz) on plain weave
Pages
H x W: 82.6 x 59.1 cm (32 1/2 x 23 1/4 in.)
Place Discussed
India England
Provider
Smithsonian Institution
Published in
India
Reference
1960-81-9
Rights
Gift of Mrs. Robert P. Brown
Source
Digital Public Library of America https://dp.la/item/b98ecffa235a2bbc3cde14bf320c7d95