Baby's blouse
Bairnswear
Category
Costume
Date
1930 - 1940
Materials
Rayon, cotton lawn, smocking, elastic cord, mother-of-pearl.
Measurements
260 x 410 mm
Place of origin
England
Collection
Springhill, County Londonderry
NT 604711.2
Summary
A baby's blouse for a boy, part of a romper suit, made from pale blue rayon. The short-sleeved blouse has a smocked yoke and a gathered waist centre front and is otherwise undecorated. The yoke is lined in white cotton lawn and the blouse fastens centre back with three small pearl buttons, intact. Four additional small pearl buttons on the waist attach the blouse to the matching pants, also intact. A maker's label attached to an inner seam reads, "Bairnswear. Made in England".
Marks and inscriptions
Inner neckline, centre back left.: A maker's label attached to an inner seam reads, "Bairnswear. Made in England". See associated photograph for further details.
Makers and roles
Bairnswear , maker