Hello Anne, You could pose your question to Linda Eaton at Winterthur Museum. She is the Curator of Textiles there. You can read her bio on this webpage: http://www.winterthur.org/calendar/quilts_conference.asp#linda_eaton Or H. Kristine Haugland, Associate Curator of Textiles at the Philadelphia Museum of Art http://www.philamuseum.org/collections/216-430-336.html Best wishes, Teresa Teresa I. Morales, Ph.D. Decorative Arts/Material Culture/Visual Arts Tel: 818-563-6534 and 818-201-5868 email: [log in to unmask] skype: Hunnyngton Anne Lane wrote: > > Esteemed Colleagues – > > We were just given a long infant’s dress made of off-white dimity, ca. > 1893. Would a commercially made piece of clothing made at that time > have had a label, or is there any other way of determining whether the > dress was homemade? I have some suspicions because, near the bottom of > the long A-line skirt, triangular pieces have been pieced in. I think > these were done because the fabric was not wide enough to accommodate > the design. The fact that the seams there are selvedge edges supports > that conclusion. > > Thanks, as always, and apologies if you have to delete this twice. > > Anne > > **ANNE T LANE, COLLECTIONS MANAGER** > > **THE CHARLOTTE MUSEUM OF HISTORY** > > /*/WHERE HISTORY HAS A HOME/*/ > > 3500 Shamrock Drive > > Charlotte NC 28215 > > tel 704-568-1774, ext 110 > > fax 704-566-1817 > > [log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]>// > > *The **Charlotte Museum of History*** > > */Where History Has a Home/* > > *3500 Shamrock Drive*** > > *Charlotte****, **NC** 28215-3214* > > *www.charlottemuseum.org <http://www.charlottemuseum.org/>* > > * * > > *Featured Exhibits:** * > > */Charlotte/**/ Stories: Our Collections, Your Treasures/* > > */Charlotte/**/ Neighborhoods: NoDa/*** > > * * > > ** > > ========================================================= Important > Subscriber Information: > > The Museum-L FAQ file is located at > http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ . You may obtain detailed > information about the listserv commands by sending a one line e-mail > message to [log in to unmask] > <mailto:[log in to unmask]> . The body of the message should > read "help" (without the quotes). > > If you decide to leave Museum-L, please send a one line e-mail message > to [log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]> > . The body of the message should read "Signoff Museum-L" (without the > quotes). > ========================================================= Important Subscriber Information: The Museum-L FAQ file is located at http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ . You may obtain detailed information about the listserv commands by sending a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "help" (without the quotes). If you decide to leave Museum-L, please send a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "Signoff Museum-L" (without the quotes).