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Infant's christening gown
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Infant's christening gown

First half 20th century
Object PlaceEngland
Medium/TechniqueSilk satin weave Acetate
DimensionsCenter back: 65.4 cm (25 3/4 in.)
Credit LineGift of Jean S. and Frederic A. Sharf
Accession number2010.1397
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsCostumes
ProvenanceBy 2010, with Leslie Verrinder, Tin Tin Collectables, London; 2010, sold by Verrinder to Frederic Sharf, Chestnut Hill, MA; 2010, year-end gift of Sharf to the MFA. (Accession date: January 26, 2011)
Group shot: 2007.777.1-4
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