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An infant's calico-printed cotton coat with yellow and white vertical stripes. Overlaid on these stripes are columns of red and black lozenges. It closes in front with two mother of pearl buttons. This infant's coat and a woman's hip length jacket (sacque) were made from a dress worn by Margaretta Sophia Howard Ridgely (1824-1904) prior…

An infant's calico-printed cotton coat with yellow and white vertical stripes. Overlaid on these stripes are columns of red and black lozenges. It closes in front with two mother of pearl buttons. This infant's coat and a woman's hip length jacket (sacque) were made from a dress worn by Margaretta Sophia Howard Ridgely (1824-1904) prior…

Coat

Description

An infant's calico-printed cotton coat with yellow and white vertical stripes. Overlaid on these stripes are columns of red and black lozenges. It closes in front with two mother of pearl buttons. This infant's coat and a woman's hip length jacket (sacque) were made from a dress worn by Margaretta Sophia Howard Ridgely (1824-1904) prior to her 1851 marriage to cousin Charles Ridgely (1830-1872) of Hampton.

Creator

Date

circa 1830-1850

Materials

Cotton, shell

Dimensions

Shoulder: 14 inches; Length: 27.5 inches; Neck: 12.5 inches; Hem Circumference: 43 inches

Object ID

1956.15.72

Resource ID

10630

Credit Line

Estate of Miss Eliza Ridgely

Digital Publisher

Digital resource provided by the Maryland Center for History and Culture

Rights

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