child 1850's dress

[Snowdrop Sabine]

just saw this in an antique store on my travels home from a family reunion 3 states away.

https://picasaweb.google.com/118365763323227217927/Childs1850SDress?authkey=Gv1sRgCNCU-6nyhrKVXQ#5762067779224862162

https://picasaweb.google.com/118365763323227217927/Childs1850SDress?authkey=Gv1sRgCNCU-6nyhrKVXQ#5762067764907720338

https://picasaweb.google.com/118365763323227217927/Childs1850SDress?authkey=Gv1sRgCNCU-6nyhrKVXQ#5762067789117644082

https://picasaweb.google.com/118365763323227217927/Childs1850SDress?authkey=Gv1sRgCNCU-6nyhrKVXQ#5762067800620591794

https://picasaweb.google.com/118365763323227217927/Childs1850SDress?authkey=Gv1sRgCNCU-6nyhrKVXQ#5762067820474039170

https://picasaweb.google.com/118365763323227217927/Childs1850SDress?authkey=Gv1sRgCNCU-6nyhrKVXQ#5762067823835367746


does the dating look accurate to you?
(it said on the label early 1850's)
price tag was $165.00

it was a cute print, but i wondered if it was available that early, with the 4 colors.
the sleeve treatment looks alot like the "homestead dress" technique from past patterns
where they had me run a cord thru a sewn casing and pull it, gathering the fabric, sew it & then try to remove the cord...
except here it looks wonderful left in- like piping on gathers.

and no, i didn't buy it   

*snowdrop*

ps. can i attach photos using my picasa or dropbox (not just the link)  if so- how?
thx

[rrbeers]

ADORABLE! Thanks for sharing! It's certainly from "our" era--though, whether it's 50s or 60s the experts will have to tell you

Just a note on fabric; fabric could have up to 16 colors so 4 colors is NO big deal!

See this thread for Carolann's comment on colors in fabric printing: http://thesewingacademy.org/index.php?topic=7124.msg113352#msg113352

[Ms. Jean]

it was a cute print, but i wondered if it was available that early, with the 4 colors.

Absolutely.  "Only 4 colors" is a myth.  IIRC, 16 was achievable in a roller print.  There are threads with more complete information such as this one:

http://thesewingacademy.org/index.php?topic=3063.0

Jean
Route 66

ETA: typing right along with a sewing sister, I see!

[Snowdrop Sabine]

thanks for 'learnin me up" on the color myth 
amazing! 16 colors  wow.


i was thrilled to be able to see this little dress and actually touch it
thinking about the little girl(s) that wore it and the hands that stitched it.
what a great long moment, i just loved it.


*snowdrop*

[Elizabeth]

The sleeve frill looks like it has a machined hem, which could put it in the 1850s or later; it looks like whipped gathering on the bodice/skirt, and the shapes are right for 50s or 60s. No problem with loads of color in the print. $165 is dear, so I likely wouldn't have purchased, either, but it's in lovely shape, and very nicely made!