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Dress

Object Name:
Dress
Object ID:
1987.003.05
Date:
1865
Description:
Dress, baby's white cotton, christening.
Material:
Textile
Cotton
Provenance:
Probably made by Nancy Burnham Howe Pearce in 1865 for her daughter, Adelaide Beatrice Pearce, who was christened at an Episcopal church in the Boston area at the age of three. Also worn by donor (Marion Steuerwald) when she was christened at the Congregational Church in Melrose Highlands, Mass., in 1901.
Credit Line:
Gift of Marion Steuerwald
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