DRESS: CHILDRENS, SILK WITH LACE TRIM
Small children's dress made of creamy white silk fabric, with a high, rounded collar that ties at the front with a drawstring ribbon and is finished with thin scalloped lace trim that also lines the short puff sleeves. The high waisted yoke opens at the front, with two mother-of-pearl buttons to one side and is lined with vertical pleats and featherstitch embroidery on the front and back. The bodice is lined with white cotton. The waistline has dense gathering or ruching above a largely plain skirt with a wide hemline that is finished with horizontal pintucks and decorative stitching.
Dress is handmade.
Supplementary information provided states that donor Margaret Maslen is the daughter of Elaine Nelson (born 11/10/1916) who was the daughter of Eliza and Alf Nelson, of 181 Park Street Subiaco from at least 1921 and formerly of Boulder (from 1904). The Nelsons brought up their family at their home in Park Street. See more details in attached files. No date has been provided.
