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Name/TitleDress (child's)

About this objectThis is part of the collection of clothes belonging to the aunts of the donor, Mrs Chapman. This is one of six dresses, suitable for a 3/4 year old child, and all are of a similar design, with drawstring necklines, full skirts, and back openings tied with tapes and fastened with hooks and hand-sewn eyes. All the dresses are completely hand sewn. This example is of heavy cotton with a pink/white stripe, with four, small box pleats back and front, and a double frill on the short sleeves.

MakerHome-made

Period1850/1900

Place MadeSwaffham Bulbeck, Cambs

Place NotesThe clothes were by the Hancock family at The Laurels, Swaffham Bulbeck, who were members of a farming family.

Medium and Materialsheavy cotton

MeasurementsWaist: 53cms; length: 50cms

Object Typedress

Object numberSTMEA:82.A.79.3

Copyright LicenceAttribution - Non-commercial (cc)Attribution - Non-commercial (cc)

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