Baby's jacket
Category
Costume
Date
1860 - 1900
Materials
Cotton lawn, cotton lace, whitework embroidery, cotton tape, mother-of-pearl.
Measurements
250 x 250 mm
Order this imageCollection
Springhill, County Londonderry
NT 603993
Summary
A baby's jacket made from white cotton lawn. The long-sleeved, collarless jacket is trimmed on the cuffs and the drawstring neckline with a band of white cotton lace and feather stitch embroidery, with a vertically tucked yoke front and back which is also trimmed with feather stitch. The jacket is unlined, with a channel-set drawstring around the waist and two mother-of-pearl buttons on the bodice centre front for fastening, intact, and matching buttons of the cuffs.
Provenance
Gift of C.G.H.Jackson
Marks and inscriptions
Lower seam, front opening left.: A handwritten marking on the lower seam of the jacket reads, "C. G. H. Jackson", the donor. See associated photograph for further details.