ok baby clothes from giant lot of old stuff! post one of two

[maltby]

this one is two fancy dresses!

these have been soaked and is amazing how nicely they came out, they were a wreck

no closures of signs of closures on the back

anything I can clarify or take a closer picture of for dating, just let me know!

 

[The Vintage Merchant]

christening gowns. very pretty.

 

[Better Dresses Vintage]

Lovely christening gowns. Very difficult to tell the age on things like this as they haven't changed much over time. Complicating matters is that they are often made, for sentimental reasons, from the handed-down antique garments of relatives. So, new dress, antique fabric or similar scenario. For whatever reason, I get a mid-century feeling. But that's neither here nor there.

 

[Vinclothes]

Liza is right. They are very hard to date. If you have them in hand there are differences in weight and feel of the fabric and in construction from later reconstructed ones. I suspect this is one is older because of the open back so a young infant was not laying on buttons ties. Also the open back was used before Pampers, to protect the dress from becoming wet or soiled. Yours are very nice. Maybe 1900-1920. Old photos may be of help.
https://www.pinterest.com/nanasneedlework/christening-gowns/?lp=true
Probably photos of an infant in the dresses were in another box or in an album. I learned to look for them at an auction or yard sale.
Marian