This child's white linen day dress was worn by Robert Barnard, son of Mrs W N Barnard of Portland, when he was a young child.
Significance
This child's dress is representative of child's fashion of the 1910s.
Physical description
Child's white linen day dress; hand-sewn dress with pleated skirt, short sleeves and a plain bodice. The neckline and sleeves have a rick-rack braid and crochet trim. The back closure has four buttons, a hook closure and a short back seam. c. 1910. Worn by Robert Barnard son of Mrs W N Barnard of Portland.
