#1817 $225
Fancy late Victorian christening dress
Some of the best work of the needle arts was lavished on garments for infants. This exquisite christening dress from a mainline Philadelphia estate is fashioned from sheer cotton batiste.
The dress is lavishly embellished with fine hand embroidery and handmade Valenciennes lace. If you enjoy hand sewing as much as I do, you can have an exceptional christening dress at a great price.
The dress closes in back with drawstring ties at the waist and with self-covered buttons.
The condition is very good. The only problem: a section of the ruffle is torn—see the bottom picture. If you don't have matching fabric to add a piece, you can open the ruffle, cut out the damaged area, and redistribute the fullness. This project is of easy-to-average difficulty.
It measures: 20" chest and 41" from the shoulder to the hem.
