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Child's wrapper
Unknown1860–69
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
New York, United States
Full-cut wrapper with high round neck, front opening with a few buttons at the top, long sleeves; sash caught high in back, to be tied in front. Rather course cloth with bud repeat in red and black or gray and black on picotage ground. White eyelet edging on neck.
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Details
- Title: Child's wrapper
- Creator: Unknown
- Date Created: 1860–69
- Type: Child's wrapper
- Rights: Gift of Mary M. Kenway from the estate of Sarah B. Russell
- Medium: Medium: cotton, mother-of-pearl (buttons) Technique: printed on plain weave
- Viewing Notes: Multiple Choice: From Sample to ProductA wrapper was an informal dress of printed cotton, with a loose fit and soft lines, typically worn at home. The fabric is an example of the popular and economical "neats," which were often distinguished by small floral sprigs printed in one or two colors on a white ground fabric.
- Exhibitions: New York: Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum, "Multiple Choice: From Sample to Product," Nov. 9, 2007 through Sept. 11, 2008.
- Dimensions: H (neck to hem): 57 cm (22 7/16 in.)
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