Children's Clothing
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Child's bodice, black satin with fringed half peplum. Boned centre front. Three tucks either side of centre. Nine hooks and eyes. From Lifford, County Donegal. 1835 - 1840's (get closer by clicking the images).
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Child's cape, white cotton. White broderie anglaise fabric pleated into neckband. Broderie anglaise collar and white cotton tape ties. From County Tyrone.
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Child's overall or pinafore, white net. Lace trim around edge of large collar. Pintucks and lace at hem. Fastens with hooks and thread loops at back. From Fintona, County Tyrone.
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Child's overall or pinafore, white cotton. Insert lace with ring design on bodice and down front of skirt. Yellow ribbon insert on bodice. Broderie anglaise ruffles at armholes and pintucks at hem. Fastens with drawstring at back of neck. From Sion Mills, County Tyrone.
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Infant’s undershirt, white cotton with lace trim at neck and cuffs.
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Baby's cap, white crochet cotton with pale yellow ribbon insert around edges.
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Baby's cap, organdie with white embroidery. Trimmed with cream satin ribbon and white machine lace. Two organdie ties.
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Baby's cap, cream satin with lace inserts and lace trim around edges. Cream satin ribbon tie at neck.
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nfant's cap, cream satin with cream embroidery. and pintucks. Newspaper cutting accompanying cap reads 'Late on Monday night a sad burning fatality occurred at Leckpatrick, near Strabane, the victim being a child named McCorkell. It appears that the mother, the wife of a landsteward, was engaged in preparing food for calves, and the child, playing about, fell into a pail of boiling water. A doctor was sent for, and everything possible was done for the little sufferer, but death resulted yesterday morning. Much sympathy is felt for the parents, who are much respected in the district.' Newspaper cutting dates from early June 1917. This cap, and a coat, also in the museum collection, belonged to the child.
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