Christening Robe 6

Unknown provenance, possibly ca 1820-40 Grant Woodhouse, Braeheads, Fenwick, was baptised in this robe, 29 August 1993, also his brother Stewart, 21 April 1996, and sister Rachel, 17 August 1997, all in Fenwick Parish Church.

Bodice Panel: lots of padded stitching giving an embossed effect. Also quite a lot of laddering in straight lines and arcs. No fillings, but densely embroidered with flowers and sprigs. Bodice wings: scalloped edge and densely embroidered.
Sleeves: two scalloped flat frills. Sprigged and laddered. Back has two flat wings from collar.
Skirt panel: only a little trailing at top as the overall triangular design comes quite high. Sprigs and laddering. Very strong Indian/Paisley design, outlined in eyelets. Some flowers in perspective not diagrammatic. Some outlines filled by seeding. Hem edging - scallop, eyelet and sprig.
Wings: quite heavily embroidered.