Baby dress
Category
Costume
Date
1900 - 1940
Materials
Lawn linen, cotton lace, French knot embroidery, whitework embroidery, mother-of-pearl.
Measurements
620 x 820 mm
Collection
Springhill, County Londonderry
NT 603014
Summary
A baby's dress made from white linen lawn. The long-sleeved dress is trimmed on thee cuffs with French knot embroidery and cotton lace, with vertical tucking and lace insertion on the bodice and a French knot embroidered waist. The lower skirt is decorated with machine-embroidered whitework in a floral pattern with a Greek key hem. The dress is unlined and fastens centre back with two small pearl buttons, intact.