Baby Gown

Clothing/Dress/Costume

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Raupp Museum

Name/Title

Baby Gown

Entry/Object ID

2024.01.005

Description

One (1) white, baby gown made by the Marshall Field Company. Plain white gown with short sleeves and plastic buttons down front. Fold-down collar with mirroring embroidered flower design on each front corner. Green stems on the outside, then two pink flowers flanking a single blue flower with a yellow center. The same pattern is repeated on the front placket between the second and third button holes, and on the top of each sleeve. The collar is edged with a quarter-inch strip of lace and is divided in the back. The company label is sewn inside the collar on the back. There is an eighth-inch strip of lace running around the cuff on the sleeve side. Reverse is plain.

Dimensions

Height

19 in

Width

17-1/2 in

Condition

Overall Condition

Good