Child's day robe

The gown echoes fashionable ladies dresses of the late 1830s with an inverted triangle for the bodice and a long triangular panel in the front of the skirt.  Traditionally the point of the bodice was worn outside by a baby boy, but tucked inside the waistband for a girl.
Object no :
DMTX003a, DMTX003b
Collection :
Ayrshire Needlework
Creator :
NA
Place of Production :
NA
Dimensions :
NA
Materials :
NA
Location :
NA
Related site :
Mark Farm, Castle Kennedy
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