Gown, Baptismal

Name/Title

Gown, Baptismal

Entry/Object ID

1987.023.001

Description

White cotton lawn Christening dress made by Gertrude Hunter Gray of Mentor, OH, for her son, Nelson Gray, for his Christening at the Congregational Church of Painesville. Dress has lace at neck, body gathered to yoke which is V-shaped in front, feather stitching at wrist. French seams and hand embroidery of flowers on yoke.

Use

(used for her son's Christening) Nelson Gray

Collection

Children's Clothing

Made/Created

Date made

1909

Notes

Early Date: 1909 Made: Gertrude Hunter Gray, Mentor, OH

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Gown, Baptismal

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Garment, Baptismal

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Religious Objects

Nomenclature Class

Ceremonial Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Dimensions

Width

11 in

Length

20 in

Dimension Notes

Width is at shoulder

Material

Cotton Lawn

Condition

Overall Condition

Good