Name: Antique children’s dresses: One Cotton Dress and a Silk Christening gown.
SKU: Chr003
Price: 75.00 ZAR
Availability: SoldOut

Antique children’s dresses: One Cotton Dress and a Silk Christening gown.

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Condition

Secondhand

Location

South Africa

Product code

Chr003

Bob Shop ID

408248524

History:This item is part of a lot that belonged to “The Mother of Albertinia,” Anna Sophia Lourens (née Oosthuizen) who owned the farm Grootfontein near Riversdal in the Western Cape.

According to this source: https://www.geni.com/projects/South-Africa-Towns-and-Cities-inc-Founders-and-Origins/10223, the Dutch Reformed Church bought the farm from her in September 1898 and it was divided into erfs. In 1904, reverend J R Albertyn from the church founded the town which is now known as Albertinia.

According to Anna’s great grandchild on whose behalf this item is being sold, her great grandmother’s grave in Albertinia has a tribute that says: “Here lies the mother of Albertinia.”

Description: These two children’s dresses seems to be hand-stitched. The stitching on both dresses seems to be intact. The dresses have been in storage for a long time and have redish stains on them. The silk Christening dress is delicate but I did not see any tears or holes in this or the cotton dress.