Dress, Christening
- Object Name:
- Dress, Christening
- Object ID:
- 1967.058.03
- Date:
- circa 1850
- Description:
- Dress, christening, baby's. Long, white, fine cotton, plain skirt, shirred onto waist. Cap sleeved top, or waist heavily embroidered as is V-shaped front, with plain, scalloped edge revers. Narrow, embroidered ruffle at neck with tape drawstring run through fine tape. Row of knots embroidered on waistband.
- Material:
- Textile
Cotton - Provenance:
- From the family of Moses Philbrick (grandfather of donor), who married Hannah B. Woodbury.
- Credit Line:
- Gift of Woodbury M. and Josephine M. Philbrook
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