Object Record
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Metadata
Object Name |
Dress |
Catalog Number |
1939.222 |
Date |
ca. 1782 |
Material(s) |
Cotton |
Dimensions |
H-16.75 W-22.5 inches |
Description |
This is a child's blue and white patterned cotton dress has a drawstring neckline with a tie at the front and the back. The dress is made of four panels of fabric, and the dress has short sleeves made of two pieces of fabric. All seams and hems are white cotton thread appear to be handstitched. The side seams appear to have a locking stitch. |
Notes |
The old card for this artifact reads, "Blue and white dotted dress worn by Betsey Grant, niece of Daniel Boone, as she came with her parents on the journey from North Carolina to Bryan's Station. Daniel Boone's niece wore this dress at the raid of Bryan's Station." |
Collection |
Mrs. Kitchell Walker Collection |
Event |
American Revolution |
People |
Grant, Betsey Boone, Daniel, 1734-1820 |
Subjects |
Dress Children Girls Clothing & dress |
Search Terms |
Bryan Station (Ky.) Bryan’s Station (Ky.) Children Children's clothing Fayette County (Ky.) Lexington (Ky.) Revolutionary War |
Physical Holder |
Kentucky Historical Society - KHS |