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Christening gown made in Rushen Internment Camp

Date made: 1942

Place made: Port Erin

Description: A handmade christening gown made by a female internee at Rushen Internment Camp during the Second World War. The gown is possibly made from parachute silk.

The item was made by female internees in the Rushen internment camp for the donor when she was a baby and for her christening (c.1942-3). The donor’s parents had a coal merchants in Port St Mary and her aunt had a boarding house in Port Erin.

Measurements: overall: 78 cm x 65 cm

Materials: silk

Object name: dress

Collection: Costume & Textiles Collection

ID Number: 2011-0040/1

Subject tags : #WW2INTERNMENTMUSEUMCOLLECTIONS

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