Untitled
Category
Costume
Date
Unknown
Materials
Cotton and lace
Measurements
1004 mm (length)
Collection
Sudbury Hall Museum of Childhood, Derbyshire
NT 658283
Summary
A long white cotton baby's robe. The bodice has shoulder pieces and has at the neck feather stitch embroidery and a lace trim. At the waist, at the front is a narrow horizontal panel with feather stitch embroidery and coming from either end are long ties. The bodice closes at the back with tape ties at the neck and waist which run in casings. There is also a small pearl button and two button holes. The sleeves have two rows of feather stitch embroidery and two rows of plain embroidery at the cuff, which also has a lace trim at the free edge. The skirt has five circumferential tucks just above the hem.