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Description: | white cotton christening gown; bodice and skirt each have central panel of finely worked bands of broderie anglaise and white cotton embroidery; on bodice these are vertical, slanting into the waist, on skirt they are horizontal, divided by lines of fine pin tucking; either side of these panels, on bottom bodice and skirt, is a scalloped-edged frill similarly worked; on bodice this continues around neck; hem of skirt has same edging, and, higher up, 3 rows of pin tucks and a deeper tuck just above frill; edging to sleeve consists of a band of drawn threadwork and white cotton embroidered flowers; over this sleeve, at the shoulder, is a 'cap' sleeve, with a scalloped edge of broderie anglaise like the bodice and skirt; round neck and wrists is a narrow edging of white lace; feather stitching between panels of embroidery, and round waist, neck and sleeves; again garment is slotted with narrow tapes which tie at the back | Subjects: | Childhood Ceremony Costume | Temporal: | 7.1924 | Source: | Lincolnshire County Council | Identifier: | http://www.lincstothepast.com/Records/Re... | Go to resource |
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