Donated by Joan Stewart who made it for her children in 1950sCream viyella smocked baby's coat. Cream silk smocking on sleeve, also on two front panels and across back. Feather stitching on edge of collar and sleeves. Four pearl buttons down front.costume, infants'

Cream rayon crochet babies bib. Blue, pink and green embroider rosebuds. Cream rayon ribbon threaded through to for ties.costume, children's

Baby's frock worn by Bruce Reynolds daughter, Clare.Very fine cotton muslin round neck hand smocked in different colours, smocked sleeves, embroidered around hem. Mexican figures. Two press studs at neck at back.costume, children's

Made and embroidered by Phoebe Lewell as a school project when she was 16years old. It was acquired through the Webster family of Vermont, when Bruce Reynolds was selling some items for them. It was subsequently donated to the Society by Bruce Reynolds.White cotton baby frock smocked in blue at yoke and sleeves, with blue feather stitch around yoke and neck.costume, children's

Baby's bonnet made of cream silk and hand crochet with lace trim and ribbon.costume, infants'

Baby's dress of voile cotton with embroidered yoke and hemline and sleeves. Lace trim around neck and sleeves. Ribbon insertion on yoke. Three buttons on back.costume, infants'

Front insets of broderie anglaise with sleeves, neck and border edged in broderie anglaise.White cotton baby's dress with front insets of broderie anglaise with sleeves, neck and border edged in broderie anglaise.costume, infants'

Cream baby's bib crochet in artificial silk. Threaded with cream ribboncostume, infants'

Baby's Cream bonnet crocheted with rayon lined with silk and threaded with cream ribbon. Large cream ribbon ties and bows on corners.costume, infants'

Cream crocheted baby bonnet made of rayon and lined with netcostume, infants'

Pair cream crochet rayon baby bootees.costume, infants'

Baby's white cotton petticoat with deep cotton crochet border. Fastened with drawstring at neckcostume, infants'

Cream silk baby bonnet lace edged and embroidered in creamcostume, infants'

Cream silk crocheted baby's bib with ribbon threadcostume, infants'

Laundered 30/10/1999Long white Christening robe with Ayrshire embroidery on a vee shaped bodice front coming to a point at the waist with a small opening under the point. If the baby was a boy the point was left showing an if a girl it was tucked into the opening. Tucking across the front panel. Drawstring at neck.lace and pin tucking down front. Drawstring neckcostume, infants'

White cotton handkerchief with deep Broderie Anglaise border . Used as baby's face cover to protect from sun and insectscostume, infants'

White cloth with Broderie Anglais border used to cover baby's face from sun and insectscostume, infants'

Worn by donor's baby boy in 1950sCream Vyella boys 'Shepherd' suit top. Yolk in lemon with one rabbit and a mushroom embroidered on each side. There is lemon and white smocking under the embroidery. 'Peter Pan' collar with lemon and white edging. Top has long sleeves with buttons on the cuffs. Top opens down the back with three button holes and buttons. There are two buttons on each the front and back to attach the pants.'Friedelle' Made in Australiacostume, children's

Worn by Donor's baby boy during the 1950sViyella fabric boys shepherd's jacket with collar and long sleeves. Opening at front with three cream buttons at top and one press stud at top. Jacket is cream coloured with blue smocking at front top.|There is a blue and white edging on cuffs and collar, also down one side of jacket. Back has centre pleat and one smaller each side. Under smocking jacket is gathered.Dacolocostume, children's

Infant's Cream silk jacket. Round neck and 3/4 length sleeves. Lace edging around all edges.Tie at neck.costume, children's

Cream silk baby bib with silk crochet edge. Pink and blue embroidery on front. One small pearl button.costume, infants'

White cotton crocheted baby bonnet with ribbon threaded through eyelets.costume, infants'

Cream fuji silk baby's dress. Crochet scalloped neckline, short sleeves . Neckline and sleeves embroidered in cream silk 2 press studscostume, infants'

Cream silk crochet baby bonnet lined with cream silk. Edged with white lace around face. Cream silk ribbon threaded through eyelets.costume, infants'

White cotton baby nightdress with two ties. Lace frill at neck and sleeve edge. Gathered at front of bodice. tape ties at neck.'NS' embroidered on hemcostume, female nightwear

Cream wool crochet baby bonnet lined with cotton.. ribbon ties at neckcostume, infants'

White flannel length used to bind baby's stomach after birth so that the navel would not stick out.costume, infants'

White cotton baby pinafore with drawstring at neck. White crochet lace at armholes and hem. Broderie angliase lace at waist with two wide ties attached. Open at back.costume, infants', handcrafts, crocheting or crochet work

Made for Siegfried Wachtel known also as Tom Walton by his grandmother in 1911. Her name was Mimi Walton (Watchel). They were German Jews from Hamburg. Arrived in Australia. The jacket was given to Maria McClive in 1970 for her baby.White cotton finely knitted baby's jacket with drawstring at neck and ties in front.Wcostume, infants'

White cotton baby jacket. Finely knitted and with drawstring at neck.costume, infants'