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A couple of related questions might need to be asked:
-- What faith tradition are we speaking of? This would
determine whether immersion baptism or the dribble-
of-water over the forehead of a child-in-arms would be
the sacramental means, which in turn alters the
clothing style.
-- Is the family of means, or basic, plain prairie folk?
-- Gender will (to a lesser extent during the latter 19th
century for very young children) affect the fashion,
although young boys might still be seen in skirt-like
clothes before they turned 8, with longish hair.
Keep researching!
Kevin V. Bunker
Student Assistant
CA State Archives
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> From: Angela Curran[SMTP:acurran@AAFP.ORG]
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> Subject: Baptism Gowns in the 1860s
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> I have a friend who has asked for help to find out what a small child
> (6-8) would have worn while getting baptized in the 1860s in the Plains.
> (Specifically, she said 1869 in Kansas.) My hunch is that a child's dress
> would have been similar to an infant's christening gown, just bigger, but
> I can't find anything to confirm that. One problem is that infant gowns
> are referred to frequently, but nothing for slightly older children.
>
> Anyone have any ideas? I also wonder whether it would depend on the
> particular church or denomination.
>
> Any help would be appreciated.
>
> Angela Curran
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