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Accession Number 1982.1.49.a Title baptismal dress Category Clothing, Outerwear Object Type dress, baptismal Creator Smart, Amy Florence Hunter Date Made 1935 Place Made North America: Canada, Ontario Culture North American Cultural Region North American Gender and Age children unisex Materials and Techniques cotton; woven, plain, voile Description

White child's baptismal gown with short puffy sleeves.2-button placket closing at CB. Detailing in tucks and lace insertions. Bow with long streamers attached at waist, left of centre; scalloped hem with machine made…

White child's baptismal gown with short puffy sleeves.2-button placket closing at CB. Detailing in tucks and lace insertions. Bow with long streamers attached at waist, left of centre; scalloped hem with machine made Valenciennes-type lace gathered along; 3 tucks in skirt parallel to hem; skirt features insertions forming two lines from waist to hem, and an V between these lines, shirred area below wist line in centre front of skirt.

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