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Swing Low: A Harriet Tubman memorial
2007
2009.34
Cast bronze
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Child's sailor suit
Object name
Child's sailor suit
Date
1880-1890
Medium
Cotton
Dimensions
a: 12 1/4 x 21 in. ( 31.1 x 53.3 cm )
b: 10 3/4 x 12 in. ( 27.3 x 30.5 cm )
Description
Cream ribbed cotton child's sailor suit; jacket with a "navy" collar, draped square in the back, pointed in the front forming a V-shaped neckline; long straight sleeves with a band cuff slit at the wrist; open front; collar, cuffs, opening, and hem trimmed with coiled cotton trim; pleated A-line skirt to the knee; both lined with cream cotton.
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. M. H. Morse, Jr.
Object Number
Z.1212ab
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
