Full length cotton baby dress of the Haslett family, c. 1890s

Name/Title

Full length cotton baby dress of the Haslett family, c. 1890s

Entry/Object ID

1989.57.1

Description

Acc. No. 89.57.1 Subject Category: Clothing Date or Period: C. 1890's Object: Dress, baby Description: Full length cotton pseudo christening dress trimmed with embroidered eyelet. Hem finished in tucks & embroidery. History of Object: Baby dress worn by one of the children of Samuel Montgomery & Harriet Holmes Haslett, old-time residents of Alameda. The children, Samuel M, Haslett, Jr., born 1889, Roberta, born 1890, and Doris, born 1895, were raised in the family residence at 1605 Clinton Avenue. All three children were born in Alameda. Acquired from: Doris H. Goodman Date: 12-2-1989