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Baby in Christening Robe

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This cabinet card is of a young child wearing a christening gown made from the wedding dress of Emily Rudman Tripp of Utica, New York, who first altered the gown for a grandchild around 1870. The child in this picture is her great, great granddaughter.

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Item typeDocumentary Photograph
Cabinet card
PhotographerEnsminger
Date1890–1900
TopicReligion, Church, Meetings & Revivals
Family, Children, Marriage, Courtship
Clothing, Textile, Fashion, Costume
EraRise of Industrial America, 1878–1899
Progressive Era, World War I, 1900–1928
MaterialPaper
Process/FormatPhotography
Dimension detailsHeight: 5.50 in Width: 3.87 in
Catalog #1970.18.02
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Ensminger, photographer. Baby in Christening Robe. Photograph. Pocumtuck Valley Memorial Association, American Centuries. https://americancenturies.org/collection/1970-18-02/. Accessed on January 17, 2025.

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