This garment was, in its first life, the wedding dress of Emily Rudman Tripp of Utica, New York. Tripp altered her gown into a christening dress for her first grandchild in about 1870. The intricate design along the front consists of cutwork with buttonhole embroidery.
Tripp, Emily Rudman. Christening Dress. ca. 1870. Pocumtuck Valley Memorial Association, American Centuries. https://americancenturies.org/collection/1970-18-01/. Accessed on October 16, 2024.
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