About this object
Donated by a local family, these garments remind us that even in a frontier town growing around railroads and pineapple fields, the universal rituals of nurturing a newborn remained at the heart of Stuart family life.
Dress
Baby clothes
This delicate ensemble of baby dress, blankets, and booties represents the tender care that Stuart families lavished on their youngest members during the early-to-mid twentieth century. Each carefully sewn piece tells of mothers and grandmothers who stitched together the practical necessities of infancy with whatever fabrics and skill they could muster.
On display, main floor, Dyer section.
Come in and see it. Open every day, 10 AM to 3 PM. Admission: free.
| Object type | Dress |
|---|---|
| Accession no. | 2024.08.002 |
| Where to see it | Main floor, Dyer section |
| Provenance | Donated by Pat Barnlund |
| Catalog description | Baby clothes, blankets, booties |
