Baby dress
Category
Costume
Date
1880 - 1920
Materials
Cotton calico, cotton lace, buttons.
Measurements
800 x 860 mm
Collection
Springhill, County Londonderry
NT 603251
Summary
A baby's dress made from white calico. The long-sleeved dress is trimmed on the cuffs and neckline with a slim band of white cotton lace, with vertical lace insertion in a circular motif on the bib and a tucked skirt hem. It is unlined and fastens centre back with two self covered buttons, intact.
Provenance
Gift of Parkinson-Cumine
Marks and inscriptions
Base of opening, centre back right.: A woven name tape stitched to an inner seam reads, "Parkinson-Cumine", the donor. See associated photograph for further details.