Christening dress

Object/Artifact

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Saco Museum

Name/Title

Christening dress

Entry/Object ID

2025.17.1

Description

White lightweight cotton christening dress. Square neck trimmed with eyelet. Three vertical rows of eyelet with panels of horizontal gathers in between. Short sleeves with the same gathers trimmed with eyelet at the hem. Eyelet around the waistband. The skirt has four pleats above the hem. Opens in the back with a thread eye but no hook or button. Machine sewn.

Made/Created

Date made

1890 - 1910

Dimensions

Length

32 in