dress, 1-piece
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Object Details
- Description
- This white cotton flag printed child’s dress was probably worn by a young boy during the years of the Civil War. Throughout the nineteenth century, infant boys wore dresses for several years and were then “breeched” with trousers to show a stage of growth and maturity in a young boy’s life.
- This patriotic dress was donned by a Northern boy’s family as it displays the American flag along with cannons. Although parents did not distinguish between young girls and boys dresses during the Civil War, these parents proudly showcased the allegiances of their family.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Credit Line
- Gift of Heidi Fieldston
- 1860-1865
- ID Number
- 1990.0388.193
- catalog number
- 1990.0388.193
- accession number
- 1990.0388
- Object Name
- Dress, 1-piece
- Object Type
- Girl
- Main Dress
- Dress
- See more items in
- Home and Community Life: Costume
- Clothing & Accessories
- National Museum of American History
- depicted
- Flags
- Record ID
- nmah_875359
- Metadata Usage (text)
- CC0
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a6-ee83-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
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