Clothing. Infant's pink linen nightdress. Square neckline trimmed with eyelet lace threaded with pink ribbon, and 1 cm lace frill. Square yoke front and back with horizontal pin tucks and 5 cm lace insert. Yoke at front and back has 5 cm lace frill around edges. Long sleeves, have a pleat at the shoulder, pin tucks and lace insert at elbow. Sleeves are gathered into casing at wrist with 4 cm lace frill at hem. Front of skirt has vertical pin tucks and three lace inserts below the yoke. Skirt has border of zig zag lace insert and horizontal pin tucks above two 13 cm flounces with zig zag lace inserts and lace edges. Centre back opening (35 cm) fastened with four metal press-studs.costume, children's, infant's pink nightdress

Clothing. Infant's cream coloured brushed cotton bonnet. Bonnet embroidered with trailing vines and leaves, flowers and scallop pattern. Edges of bonnet are scalloped with embroidered edges and pleated lace trim (2 cm) silk ribbon rosettes on each corner with silk ribbon ties. Fully lined with silk fabric.costume, children's, infant's cream coloured baby bonnet

Clothing. Infant's cream coloured satin silk bonnet. Back edge trimmed with double layer pleated fabric frill. Front edge trimmed with double sided pleated fabric frill with three layers at front. Rosettes on each corner of pleated fabric with a covered button at the centre. Silk ribbon ties (3.7 cm wide). Fully lined and gathered into back of bonnet with circular covering piece.costume, children's, infant's cream satin silk baby bonnet

Clothing. Infant's cream coloured satin silk bonnet. Embroidered sheaf of flowers on the back of the crown. Back edge trimmed with one cm lace. Front edge of bonnet has two triangular fold back tabs edged with lace. A pleated fabric frill is stitched across the top of the bonnet underneath the stitched down tabs.The front edge of the bonnet is trimmed with a double frill of white silk fabric. A fabric bow is attached at each front corner above satin silk ties (38 cms X 5 cms). Fully lined with silk fabric gathered into centre back. Circular piece of fabric stitched over gathering point.costume, children's, infant's baby bonnet

Clothing. Infant's coffee coloured crocheted lace bonnet. Concentric circles of lace from centre back. Edged on both sides with scalloped lace. Fully lined with coffee coloured net. Two rows of .8 cm blue satin ribbon and two rows of .8 cm pink satin ribbon threaded from side to side. Four pink rosebuds across front edge of bonnet. Rosettes of pink and blue ribbon on each corner above ties of cream coloured silk ribbon.costume, children's, infant's coffee coloured bonnet

Clothing. Infant's cream coloured linen underpants with casing and drawstring at waist. Tied at front with cotton tape. Legs trimmed with 2 cm scalloped lace. Garment matches 11408.60 (Petticoat).costume, children's, infant's cream underpants

Clothing. Child's cream coloured linen underpants with casing and drawstring at waist. Tied at front with cotton tape. Legs trimmed with 1.5 cm lace. Garment matches 11408.61 (Petticoat).costume, children's, child's cream linen underpants.

Clothing. Child's cream coloured linen petticoat. Round neckline with embroidered scalloped edge. Short kimono cut sleeves with embroidered scalloped edges. Body of petticoat widens to hem. Edge of front hem has two brown printed stripes.costume, children's, child's cream coloured linen petticoat

Clothing. Child's cream coloured linen petticoat. Round neckline with casing and embroidered edge. Cotton tape tie threaded through casing and tied at centre front. Short kimono cut sleeves edged with pintucks and lace (2 cm). Body of petticoat widens to hem.costume, children's, child's cream coloured linen petticoat

Clothing. Child's cream coloured sleeveless linen petticoat. Round neckline with casing. Arm holes edged with embroidered stitches. Hem trimmed with two rows of 2.5 cm lace with scalloped edge. Centre back opening (20 cm) fastened at neck with cotton tape tie through casing. Garment matches 11408.56 (Underpants).costume, children's, child's cream sleeveless petticoat

Clothing. Child's cream coloured sleeveless linen petticoat. Round neckline with casing. Arm holes edged with embroidered stitches. Lace trim above hem with 2.5 cm eyelet lace around hem. Centre back opening (19cm) fastened at neck with cotton tape tie through casing. Garment matches 11408.57, (Underpants).costume, children's, child's cream sleeveless petticoat

Clothing. Child's cream coloured waisted organza dress. U shaped neckline with 1.5 cm lace trim with eyelet edge. Silk ribbon (1cm) threaded through eyelet lace. Organza fabric and bows. Large bow pattern of on centre front of bodice, on each sleeve and four bows around skirt connected with trailing ribbon pattern. Front bodice has decorative vertical pin tucks.Back bodice has vertical pin stripes and lace strip inserts. Centre back opening (35 cm) fastened with ribbon at neckline and five metal hooks with cotton loops. Two horizontal strips of lace around waistline. Long straight sleeves trimmed with 1.5 cm lace at wrist. Hem is trimmed with 1.5 cm lace. Dress is unlined.costume, children's, child's cream coloured linen petticoat

Clothing. Girl's white long sleeved waisted linen jacket. Front opening jacket with 4 cm band from shoulder to waist forming V shaped neckline. Bodice of jacket has 8 cm vertical lace inserts next to the edge of the bands, continuing over the shoulders and down the back of the bodice to the waist. A 16 cm lace insert runs at right angles to the bodice inserts along the top of the kimono cut long sleeves. The sleeves have an 8.5 cm turned back fabric cuff. From the waistline is an ungathered skirt widening slightly at the hem. The front opening is fastened at the waist with one metal hook and cotton loop.Stitched in red cotton inside back of neck 2/4.costume, children's, girl's white waisted linen jacket

Clothing. Girl's cream coloured short sleeved linen waist length bodice/blouse. High U shaped neckline with ribbon insert lace and fold over lace collar (5cm). Yoke front and back with zig zag edge at front and V shaped at centre back. Yoke has decorative diagonal embroidered panels and pin tucks. The lower section of the blouse is shaped above the waist with darts and pleats below the bustline at the front and at centre back. Short sleeves have ribbon insert lace around arm holes with 7 cm embroidered fabric forming the sleeves.costume, children's, child's bodice/blouse

Clothing. Girl's grey silk tunic. Square neckline front and back. Three box pleats front and back falling from 7cm band across shoulders . Side opening on LHS from arm hole (17 cm) fastened with two press-studs. Fabric belt keepers on side seams with fabric belt (4 cm wide) with keeper at one end and one press-stud.Below belt keeper on RHS is an external fabric pocket (11 cmX 13 cm).costume, children's, girl's grey silk tunic

Clothing. Cream silk crocheted babies bib (?) or perhaps may have been one side of a crocheted ''ladies bag''. A scalloped edge 2 cm deep, surrounds the edge of the piece, but is either unfinished or damaged, on one side of the neck piece or handle. A central, circular motif is surrounded on three sides by crochet work, while at the top of the motif is the shaped opening for the bag or neckline. As the piece is unfinished, it is difficult to determine its purpose.costume, children's, babies cream crocheted bib?

Clothing. Tiny kid(?) leather soles - just 11 cms long, with burgandy silk fabric uppers- having a centre front seam, and a centre back seam. These seams are machine stitched and then top stitched on both sides of the seam, with tiny machine stitches. A 'turn-back' of burgandy, fake-fur trims around the ankle high boots and two burgandy silk ribbon bows, fasten the boot at the outer ankle. Inners of the boots are lined with a canvas-like fabric. Soles appear to be a soft chamois type leather.costume, children's, baby shoes.

Dark brown infants fur jacket . Long sleeves. Front opening-no fastenings. Fully lined with dark brown satin. Round neckline front and back.costume, children's, dark brown infants jacket

Light brown infant's velvet dress. Yoke at front and back with high round neckline. Neckline trimmed with four X cm coffee coloured lace, threaded with dark brown velvet ribbon. Back opening on yoke section fastened with two press-studs. Short set in sleeves trimmed at hem with two cm coffee coloured lace. A line skirt gathered onto yoke front and back. Skirt trimmed above the hem with four cm wide coffee coloured lace threaded with dark brown velvet ribbon tied in a bow at centre front. Inside hem edged with tan coloured bias binding. Neckline also edged with bias binding.costume, children's, light brwon infant's velvet dress

White cotton infant's nightgown with long sleeves. Yoked front and back. Front yoke has diagonal pintucks. Back yoke has horizontal pintucks. Front of nightgown attached to yoke with series of knife pleats with lace trim on outer edges. Decorative lace across front at waist level with 40cm ties attached on either side. Back of nightgown gathered onto back yoke. Back opening (36cms) fastened with two different one cm plastic buttons. Long sleeves trimmed at wrist with two rows of lace and diagonal pintucks. Six horizontal rows of pintucks four cm above hemline.costume, children's, white cotton infant's nightgown

White cotton child's lace dress. Unlined. Dropped waistline. Bodice made up of vertical strips of two different laces. U shaped neckline with flat gathered lace collar (7cms) with one cm fine lace trim around neckline. Cap sleeves (7cms). Skirt (16cms) of gathered lace in one piece. Back opening full length of bodice (22cms) with three buttons two X .6cm and one X .9cm.costume, children's, white cotton child's lace dress

White cotton infant's nightgown with long sleeves. Front insert below neckline of broderie lace with lace (2cm) trim on outer edges. Broderie lace band at waist below insert (14.5 X 3cm) has ties attached at each side (61cm X 6cm). gathered lace trim around neckline above casing (.6cm) threaded with cotton tape tie. 33cm back opening fastened with tie at neckline. Lower part of skirt has broderie all over pattern with 27 cm border. Set in long sleeves with 2cm lace trim at wrist.costume, children's, white cotton infant's nightgown

Cream coloured long sleeved infant's silk nightgown. Yoked front and back made up of overlay of vertical strips of lace. Ruffle of gathered lace around high neckline. Set in sleeves with 1.6cm lace trim and three pintucks at wrist. Skirt gathered onto yoke and front. Lower section of nightgown has three X four horizontal sections of four pintucks with lace inserts (2.5cm) between the sections. Gathered ruffle at hem,(15cms) with four pintucks and three cm lace trim with scalloped edge. Back opening (26cm) fastened with two X .8cm plastic buttons at either end of the yoke.costume, children's, cream coloured infant's silk nightgown

Off white knitted infant's socks. Decorative ribbed pattern on main body of socks.costume, children's, pair of infant's socks

Coffee coloured crocheted baby bonnet. Unfinished. Piece of crocheted lace shaped into bonnet.costume, children's, coffee coloured baby bonnet

Cream coloured lace baby bonnet lined with silk. Made up of concentric strips of lace, net and eyetted lace. Front edge has double frill of gathered lace with fold back section (5cms) of two rows of lace with gathered lace edge. Lower edge has crocheted trim with eyelets for ribbon tie.costume, children's, baby bonnet

Beige coloured crocheted silk baby bonnet. Concentric rows of crocheted patterns and open eyelet sections (6) threaded with beige coloured satin ribbon (.7cm). Front of bonnet has crocheted scalloped edge. Bottom edge of bonnet has crocheted trim below open eyelet pattern threaded with beige coloured satin ribbon (.7cm) and a tie of stranded cotton.costume, children's, crocheted silk baby bonnet

Black and white photo of four children standing in a group. They are dressed in track suits, t-shirts and swimming costumes. All the children have medals on cords around their necks. On the front of the photo is written: 1973 Haydn Mathers, 1973 Grant Mathers, 1973 Lauren Campbell, 1973-74-76 Deslys McDonald. From L/R Melb All Junior Lauren Campbell 100m brst 3rd. Hayden Mathers 11yrs 50 B/K 1st Deslys McDonald 50m Brst 3rd Grant Mathers 13 100m B/K 1st On the back of the photo is written: Melb All Junior Medallist Distrecreations, sports, swimming

Clothing ,white cotton christening gown. Low round neckline with casing and cotton tape ties. Bodice at front and back.Casing at waist with cotton tape ties to back. Back opening 31 cm. Long sleeves trimmed with 3 cm broderie lace and vertical pintucks. Front of christening gown has inverted V section from waist to hem of broderie lace (9 cm at waist to 51 cm at hem). Centre panel edged with 3 cm lace from neckline to hem. Hem at back and sides has 4 cm border of broderie lace below three tucks. Old box 524.costume, children's, christening long gown