Christening Gown

DESCRIPTION

TitleChristening GownObject TypeTextileClothingDate1900DescriptionChristening Gown.

Pin tucked gown with eyelet bodice.
Provenance and SignifcanceThis christening dress was worn by John Laing Rae at his christening at St Luke's Anglican Church, Concord in 1924.

John was born to Charles Francis Laing Rea and Lilian Muriel Mary Clayton.

He married Dorothy Lila Jackson in 1951 at Innisfail, Queensland.

John served in WWI N457978 and was posted in the 11th Battalion Volunteer Defence Corps when discharged in 1944.

John's younger sister Betty Hargreaves of Shellharbour, inherited the gown from her elder brother. DonorHargreaves, Betty

CHARACTERISTICS

MaterialCotton, lace.Dimensions1020cm long

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PrimaryCostumeSecondaryChildren's

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Christening Gown