Name/Title
Grandma White's Lace Christening Dress, c. 1920sEntry/Object ID
2021.53.3Description
Acc. No. 21.53.3
Subject Category: Citizens of Alameda - White family
Date or Period: c. 1920s
Object: Christening Dress
Description: A white lawn high-waisted christening dress with central panel constructed by hand from ribbons of machine lace with white embroidery, stitched together and placed diagonally, ending in 5 flounces of scalloped lace of the same pattern. Hem is the same scalloped lace, under pin-tuck layers. Short sleeves are made of the same lace. Closed in back at the waist with a string tie, and at the neck with a hook-and-eye closure.
History of Object: Christening dress of (made by?) 'Grandma White', mother of Guy Arnott White, who married Freda Dunlop, whose family came to Alameda in 1897.
Acquired from: The White family.
Date: Date: 06/05/21
