White Christening Dress

Object/Artifact

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The Great Bend Museum

Name/Title

White Christening Dress

Entry/Object ID

2025.15.54

Description

White thin cotton Christening dress for baby. Crew neck with scalloped edge with ruffle led collar. Pleats vertical to the neckline with the same ruffled border as the collar. 3 buttons are sewn to close the neckline. It has long sleeves with the same pleats and rufflrs as the collar on the cuffs. It has no labels. It has a strip around the skirt about 1 1/2 inch wide with horizontal strips of material. It has a small hole in the bottom front of thr dress.

Use

Christening Dress

Category

Clothing

Acquisition

Accession

2025.15

Source or Donor

FIC

Source (if not Accessioned)

FIC

Lexicon

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

White Christening Dress

Condition

Notes

Small hole in front of dress