Baby dress
Category
Costume
Date
1880 - 1920
Materials
Cotton cambric, broderie anglaise, cotton lace, cotton tape.
Measurements
970 x 840 mm
Collection
Springhill, County Londonderry
NT 603011
Summary
A baby's dress made from white cotton cambric. The capped-sleeved dress is trimmed on the cuffs and neckline with white cotton lace, with a central panel from shoulder to hem of broderie anglaise insertion and frills with tucking, with a tucked hem and matching frill. It is unlined and fastens centre back with two cotton ties, intact.
Provenance
Gift of Porterfield.
Marks and inscriptions
Inner seam, centre back right.: A handwritten label attached to an inner seam reads, "Porterfield", the donor. See also associated photograph for further details.