Object Record
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Metadata
Object ID # |
1957.022.004 |
Object Name |
Gown, Baptismal |
Title |
Christening Gown |
Lexicon category |
3: Personal Artifacts |
Date |
19th-century |
Year Range from |
1800 |
Year Range to |
1900 |
Made |
Unknown |
Place of Origin |
Unknown |
Description |
White, cotton baby's christening dress. It has a low, scooped neckline. The bodice has insertion of eyelet. It has cotton eyelet lace trim and very short sleeves with two ruffles of eyelet lace. It has a tie-neck closure. The skirt is very long, with three large horizontal tucks. |
Provenance |
Originally owned by the Rixon family who lived for a while in Sydenham Township, Grey County, before moving to Owen Sound, Grey County in the 1880s. Mr. Henry Rixon was of English origin and in the 1901 census it says that he emigrated in 1860. His wife was formerly Miss Helen Ainslie, a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Adam Ainslie of Sydenham Township. The Ainslies had resided in Galt before they moved to Sydenham Township. Adam and Isabella Ainslie were married in 1846. Helen Ainslie was born in 1847. |
Collection |
Textiles, 19th-c Clothing Collection, Baby Unisex/Unknown |
Material |
Cotton/Thread/Lace |
Found |
Owen Sound, Grey County |
People |
Rixon, Henry Ainslie, Adam |