Baby dress
Category
Costume
Date
1900 - 1940
Materials
Cotton pique, cotton lace, broderie anglaise, cotton tape.
Measurements
870 x 770 mm
Collection
Springhill, County Londonderry
NT 603964
Summary
A baby's dress made from white cotton pique. The long-sleeved dress has white cotton lace trim on the cuffs and neckline, with a pleated bib and a panel of lace insertion on the waist, to which are attached two lace trimmed waist ties. It has a broderie anglaise scalloped hem, is unlined, and fastens centre back with a single cotton tie, intact.
Marks and inscriptions
Inner seam, centre back.: A handwritten marking on an inner seam, centre back, reads, "W.H.H.J. 8". See associated photograph for further details.