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Title |
Baby's Christening Gown, c. 1870-1920 |
Object Name |
Gown, Baptismal |
Description |
Baby's Christening Gown, c. 1870-1920. Long dress made of a semi-sheer white woven fabric. Dress has short sleeves with two layers of lacy ruffles at the edges, and a square neckline with additional lace at the hem. At the chest is a trapezoidal panel where the fabric has been folded over itself and stitched in place to create the appearance of horizontal stripes. This panel is framed on either side by a continuation of the lace ruffle from the sleeves. Around the waist is a ribbon with a white embroidered floral vine design. Near the bottom hem are more of these narrow folded stripes and, between them, two tiny parallel embroidered vines. There is a long vertical slit in back, fastened closed only by string ties at the back of the neck. |
Date |
c. 1870-1920 |
Creator |
Unknown |
Role |
Manufacturer |
Catalog Number |
2013.019.002C |
Dimensions |
H-43 W-11 inches |
Dimension Details |
width at shoulders; dress laying flat |
Collection |
3D - Ceremonial Objects |
Inscription Text |
none |
Provenance |
Items belonging to the family of Joseph Henry Poett Howard. |
Notes |
Joseph Henry Poett Howard (b. 1872) was the fourth and youngest child of Agnes Poett Howard and her second husband George Henry Howard, both influential in San Mateo County's early development and history. His parents had built El Cerrito, a large home near present-day Coyote Point. He married his cousin Marion Poett in 1894 and their son Joseph Henry Poett Howard Jr. was born in 1875. He attended Harvard University 1890-93 and traveled in Europe 1907-10. As of 1919 he was retired and lived in San Mateo County. For more information, see: https://burlingamefoundingfamilies.wordpress.com/howard-introduction/agnes-poet-howard/ https://burlingamefoundingfamilies.wordpress.com/howard-introduction/george-howard/ Twenty-fifth Anniversary Report, 1894-1919. Harvard University, Class of 1894. p233. https://books.google.com/books?id=IOsnAAAAYAAJ&dq all accessed 09/07/2018 |
Search Terms |
Clothing Dress Dresses El Cerrito Howard Estate Howard Family Howard, Joseph Henry Poett Religious Items San Mateo |
Subjects |
Baptisms Ceremonial objects Clothing & dress Dresses San Mateo |
People |
Howard Family Howard, Joseph Henry Poett |
Credit line |
Courtesy of Elizabeth Hudson |