Christening gown
Category
Costume
Date
1850
Materials
Lawn cotton
Collection
Killerton, Devon
NT 1365866
Summary
Very fine white cotton lawn christening gown. Medium long; front of bodice and lower part of skirt front panel trimmed with delicate whitework with openwork and needlelace motifs. All edges and frills finished with fine embroidered 'vandyke' design. Hand sewn. 1850 (circa)
Provenance
belonged to mothers cousin.