Child's dress
Category
Costume
Date
1890 - 1900
Materials
Shantung silk, silk lace, whitework embroidery, smocking, silk ribbon, mother-of-pearl, hook.
Measurements
410 x 700 mm
Place of origin
England
Collection
Springhill, County Londonderry
NT 604684
Summary
A child's dress for a boy, made from cream shantung silk. The long-sleeved dress is trimmed on the cuffs with a pink channel-set silk ribbon for adjustment and a cream silk lace frill. The Peter Pan style collar and bib have a feather stitch edging, with the remainder of the bib smocked in cream thread. The dress is unlined and fastens centre back with one hook and eyelet and four mother-of-pearl buttons and silk cord eyelets, intact.
Provenance
Gift of Mrs Colton, 1986. Belonged to donor's husband.