Christening Gown
Historical
Identifier:
78.1.1
May 1909
Description
Christening dress/gown of Lew Christensen. Hand-made of cream colored silk with drawn-work border (hardanger) inset around the bottomof the shirt and around the bodice. Features long puffed sleeves and a placket with 3 button fasteners in the back.
Hand made by his mother, Isabelle. Lew Christensen was born in Brigham City, Utah, and is now known as one of the famous Christensen brothers dancers.
Dimensions: 0 cm;0 cm;45.085 cm;0 cm;;0 cm;423;