Originally designated as part of a wedding ensemble, the item has since been identified as a baby's cape.The item has always been identified as part of the Coombs Collection which was donated to KHS by Mabel Isola Grattan in 1961. Mrs Grattan (nee Younger) was a descendant of the pioneering Coombs family of Studley Park. The item is well provenanced and representative of the period.Cream coloured woollen baby’s cape with extensive use of same-coloured satin quilting of the same colour.infants' clothing, capes

This is a photograph of those attending the Wangoom Methodist church picnic and christening in 1888. The Wangoom Methodist church was established in 1859 on the Wangoom Road. It was a weather board building seating 100 people. The Gothic windows and the pulpit came from the first Warrnambool Wesleyan chapel (1850) The church closed in 1963. The Christening was of a Dixon child and the Dixon family were early members of the Wangoom church congregation. This photograph is of considerable significance as it documents some of the congregation of the Wangoom Methodist church in 1888 and the clothing worn at the time. This is a faded photograph mounted on a piece of cardboard. It depicts gentlemen, ladies and children standing and sitting in front of a building. The ladies and children are wearing hats and the gentlemen are dressed in suits.Two ladies are holding babies. A separate item is a piece of brown paper with blue ink hand writing. WANGOOM OCT. 18 1888 Wangoom Methodist Picnic and Christening Dixon Baby.wangoom methodist church, warrnambool methodism, dixon, wangom

Scales used at Tatura baby health centre (Shire of Rodney). Period used was pre and post decimal introduction. Used by Sister Rebecca Crawford.Baby health centre scaled painted blue. pre decimal. Weighs to 10 lbs.scales

This white, fine lawn cotton baby's box pleated dress with collar and matching bib is an example of the dressmaking skills of the women of the families of the pioneer settlers and market gardeners of the Moorabbin Shire.The Blackburn family were early settlers in Moorabbin Shire. The pioneer settlers and market gardeners of Moorabbin Shire had to be self reliant and made their own clothing and utensils. This is one of many items that exhibit the skill and craftsmanship of the women in these families. A white, fine lawn cotton, box -pleated baby's dress with collar and matching bibclothing, brighton, moorabbin, pioneers, dressmaking, dendy henry, market gardeners, craft work, blackburn nance