Baby's jacket
Category
Costume
Date
1900 - 1940
Materials
Cotton linen blend, whitework embroidery, cotton lace, silk ribbon.
Measurements
230 x 240 mm
Collection
Springhill, County Londonderry
NT 603973
Summary
A baby's jacket made from a cream linen and cotton blend. The cuffs are trimmed with feather stitch embroidery and cream cotton lace, with matching embroidery and lace around the neckline, front seams and lower hem. The jacket is unlined and fastens centre front with four slim cream silk ribbons, intact.
Provenance
Gift of R. W. H. Scott.
Marks and inscriptions
Inner seam, bottom right front.: A woven name tape stitched to an inner seam reads, "R. W. H. Scott", the donor. See associated photograph for further details.