Baby dress
Category
Costume
Date
1940 - 1960
Materials
Cotton cambric, broderie anglaise, cotton tape.
Measurements
1240 x 750 mm
Collection
Springhill, County Londonderry
NT 603021
Summary
A baby's dress made from white cotton cambric. The capped sleeved dress is decorated on the cuffs and neckline with broderie anglaise, with further horizontal bands of broderie anglaise trim from the neck to hem. The dress is unlined and fastens centre back with two cotton ties, intact.
Provenance
Gift of Mrs R. E. McComb.
Marks and inscriptions
Label on inner back seam left.: A handwritten label attached to an inner seam reads, "Mrs R. E. McComb. 53 Upper Charleville Street. Belfast. BT13 1NG. 1975". See associated photograph for further details.