Baby's clothes
Category
Costume
Date
circa 1911 - circa 1925
Materials
Wool and silk
Measurements
143 mm (length of mittens); 215 mm (width of bonnet)
Collection
Sudbury Hall Museum of Childhood, Derbyshire
NT 659258
Summary
A baby's cream coloured woollen crochet bonnet (circa 1911 to circa 1925) with three bands of crochet in a cream silky thread. A cream coloured ribbon is threaded through the neck edge. A pair of yellow woollen knitted child's or baby's mittens. Total number of items is 3.
Provenance
Donated to the Museum of Childhood by Mrs Jean Coates in February 1984. A note with the garments from the donor reads - "There were four of us, Alan born 1911, Derek born 1917, Jean (myself) born 1919 and Brian born 1925. My aunt did fine embroidery and my mother made all the clothes, I think, except the Christening robe which I know my aunt made. She did all the broderie anglaise by hand. Apart from that, I have had to guess. Jean Coates (nee Rogers)."