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Title
Edwardian white cotton & lace christening dress
Contributing Institution
History San Jose Research Library
Collection
History San Jose Online Catalog
Rights Information
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Description
Jewel neck, edged in lace & satin ribbon (long streamers). U-shaped yoke (front & back) inserted with alternating diagonal slanting rows of pintucking & lace, bottom of yoke edged in satin ribbon with long ties. Shoulder ruffles & puffed sleeves finished in pintucks & lace, tied with long satin ribbon. Back opening with 3 shell buttons. Tiny gathers all the way around yoke. Bottom of skirt is finished with 3 alternating rows of horizontal pintucks & lace, 2 tier ruffle & 4 tier ruffle.
Type
image
Identifier
B30C2DB0-A351-4BBF-9A04-955936829510
1994-50-28
Subject
Baptisms
Infants' clothing (LCSH)
Nineteen hundreds (Decade)
Nineteen tens (LCSH)

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