Christening Dress - white fabric - probably cotton. Fabric has a small square pattern formed by heavier threads in both warp and filling yarns at regular intervals. Dress has placket opening at centre back and closes by means of ties and one fabric covered button. Full (gathered) skirt is attached to bodice at "waistline" area. Seams are machine stitched but some hand embroidery (feather stitch) on sleeves. Inset strips of machine embroidered muslin have a leaf design. Narrow strips of white lace down bodice front and two panels extend down length of dress to hem. Tucks in two areas across skirt front also wide lace at bottom of skirt front. Narrow lace decorates neck edge and sleeve cuffs. Wider lace forms 'over sleeves' at top of sleeves. Sleeves are of raglan design.
Length of skirt obviously far bellow length of child's feet. Handmade eyelet border.
Acquisition
Source (if not Accessioned)
Baker, Mable Mrs.
Notes
Accession Date: 01-Jan-77
Mode of Acquisition: gift
