Showing posts with label 1920. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 1920. Show all posts

Friday, December 20, 2013

1920's Christening robe

Back among the roses in my Mother's garden, my days are spent sorting.

Today I found a wonderful surprise right at the bottom of her camphor chest. It is, I think, my Mother's own christening dress complete with long cotton petticoat (*see addendum). Perhaps her own children were christened in it as well. This 1920's treasure says so much about the lives of my mother's generation.


Christening robe, 1920.








Addendum: It turns out the Christening gown was my fathers. This morning I found a note in the chest that had been with the robe.