Ormond family Christening Gown, 1910-1944

Clothing/Dress/Costume

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Alameda Museum & Meyers House and Gardens

Name/Title

Ormond family Christening Gown, 1910-1944

Entry/Object ID

1998.232.2

Description

ACC. NO. 98.232.2 SUBJECT CATEGORY: CLOTHING OBJECT: GOWN, CHRISTENING DESCRIPTION: FULL-LENGTH GOWN OF WHITE COTTON WITH BODICE, FRONT VERTICAL PANEL, SLEEVE OPENING, AND HEM TRIMMED IN MACHINE EMBROIDERY AND EYELET EDGING. DESIGN OF GOWN ALSO INCLUDES SERIES OF TUCKS AT BODICE AND VERTICAL PANEL. SIZE: L 40" HISTORY OF OBJECT: THE ORMOND FAMILY CHRISTENING GOWN WORN BY SEVERAL GENERATIONS OF THE FAMILY, INCLUDING DR CHARLES ORMOND. BORN OCTOBER 31, 1910, AND HIS SISTER, JESSIE, BORN IN 1898. JESSIE MARRIED ROY BOONE; AND THEY OPERATED A GROCERY STORE AT FIFTH STREET AND CENTRAL AVENUE IN ALAMEDA. THE GOWN WAS SUBSEQUENTLY WORN BY HIS TWO SONS, WILLIAM (JULY 29, 1942) AND ROBERT (JUNE 23, 1944). DONORS: MR AND MRS CHARLES ORMOND DATE: JUNE 7, 1998