Christening gown
Category
Costume
Date
Unknown
Materials
Silk, cotton and lace
Measurements
930 mm (length)
Collection
Sudbury Hall Museum of Childhood, Derbyshire
NT 658269
Summary
A baby's long robe possibly a christening gown, in white silk. It has short sleeves with lace trim, lace at the neck, and four pin tucks and four rows of lace all round the hem. It fastens at the back of the neck with one mother-of-pearl type button and one pair of cotton tapes.