Baby's Long Petticoat
about 1914 (made)
| Place of origin |
Baby's sleeveless long petticoat of white linen, with the round neck and armholes all edged with machine-made lace. The bodice has a plain back and front, and the long skirt is gathered to the bodice and finished with hand-embroidered sprays of floral cutwork, a band of machine-made lace insertion, and a deep self frill trimmed with cutwork flowers and machine-made lace edging. The garment fastens at the back of the bodice with two bound buttons and stitched buttonholes, and drawstrings at neck and waist.
Object details
| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | White linen trimmed with hand-embroidered cutwork |
| Brief description | Baby's long petticoat; United Kingdom, about 1914 |
| Physical description | Baby's sleeveless long petticoat of white linen, with the round neck and armholes all edged with machine-made lace. The bodice has a plain back and front, and the long skirt is gathered to the bodice and finished with hand-embroidered sprays of floral cutwork, a band of machine-made lace insertion, and a deep self frill trimmed with cutwork flowers and machine-made lace edging. The garment fastens at the back of the bodice with two bound buttons and stitched buttonholes, and drawstrings at neck and waist. |
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| Object history | Worn by the donor's brother, George 'Jinks' Grant-Govan (b.04/11/1914) & his sister Enid Margaret (donor, b 15/09/1919). |
| Production | Attribution note: Made by Mrs Mutimer, the mother of 'Jinks' and Enid Grant-Govan's nanny, Florrie Mutimer. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | B.13-1993 |
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| Record created | April 19, 2000 |
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