Object Record
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Metadata
Object Name |
Gown, Baptismal |
Catalog Number |
1973.8.1 |
Lexicon Category |
3: Personal Artifacts |
Lexicon Sub-category |
Clothing -- Outerwear |
Description |
White christening gown made with lace cap sleeves, a v- or yoke-shaped lace insertion or panel in the bodice and matching panel in the skirt. Both insertions are lace edged as is the hem of the skirt. There is a two-button and loop closure on the back of the gown. Note: The wearer of this christening gown, Johnnie Hunt (Morgan) Caldwell, was born seven months after her father, Confederate general John Hunt Morgan, was killed in combat in September 1864. According to the family history, nuns living in a convent in New Orleans, LA, sewed her christening gown. |
Made |
New Orleans, LA |
Material |
Cotton/Lace |
Search Terms |
Civil War, 1861-1865 Children's clothing & dress Fashion |
Subjects |
Clothing and dress Rites & ceremonies |
People |
Morgan, John Hunt, 1825-1864 Morgan, Johnnie Hunt, 1865-1888 |
Date |
1865/ / |
Caption |
Christening gown |
Number of Images |
3 |
Dimensions |
L-49 inches |