Child's fancy dress "squaw" ensemble with Rowes of Bond Street box
1955
Medium/TechniqueJute plain weave (burlap) embroidered with wool and trimmed with wool twill tape and ric-rac
DimensionsCenter back (top): 48.3 cm (19 in.)
Center back (skirt): 61 cm (24 in.)
Overall (box and lid): 44.5 x 29.2 x 7.6 cm (17 1/2 x 11 1/2 x 3 in.)
Center back (skirt): 61 cm (24 in.)
Overall (box and lid): 44.5 x 29.2 x 7.6 cm (17 1/2 x 11 1/2 x 3 in.)
Credit LineGift of Jean S. and Frederic A. Sharf
Accession number2014.1056.1-3
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Not on viewClassificationsCostumes
ProvenanceBefore 2014, acquired by Leslie Verrinder, TinTin Collectibles, London, England; 2014, sold by Verrinder to Frederic A. Sharf, Chestnut Hill, MA; 2014, gift of Sharf to the MFA. (Accession date: June 25, 2014)
third quarter of the 18th century
early 18th century
1790–1810
about 1855
early 19th century