{"product_id":"sprig-and-scallop-hand-made-in-the-philippines-1950s-embroidered-cotton-dress","title":"Sprig and Scallop · Hand Made in the Philippines 1950s Embroidered Cotton Baby Dress","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eCotton · hand-embroidered rosebud sprigs · scalloped peter pan collar · handmade in the Philippines · 1950s · 39cm length flat · fits six to twelve months · excellent condition\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThree small sprigs march down the front placket, each one a single rosebud in pale pink with two white leaves either side, spaced so evenly that whoever stitched them must have measured with her eye alone.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe tag at the back neck is woven rather than printed, hand made in the Philippines picked out in a cheerful orange thread, the same claim carried on thousands of these dresses shipped out through the nineteen fifties to department stores across the Pacific. The needlework was cottage industry work, women stitching at home and paid by the piece, and the sprigged collar in front of you is the proof of an afternoon's careful attention rather than a factory's repetition. She is a 1950s dress, plain in silhouette so the embroidery has somewhere quiet to sit.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe collar sits flat and rounded, its edge finished in a fine scallop rather than a plain hem, with a spray of rosebuds worked along the curve on both sides of the placket. Five small white plastic buttons close the front, hand-sewn through worked buttonholes, and the sleeves gather into a soft puff at the shoulder before finishing in a narrow 1cm cuff band, 11cm long in total. The cotton itself is tightly woven yet still sheer, the palest oyster pink, fine enough to show the shadow of a hand held flat behind it.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"caitiedid","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44165993234566,"sku":null,"price":130.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0657\/5960\/8966\/files\/DSC_3502copy.jpg?v=1784268567","url":"https:\/\/checkout.caitiedid.shop\/products\/sprig-and-scallop-hand-made-in-the-philippines-1950s-embroidered-cotton-dress","provider":"caitiedid","version":"1.0","type":"link"}