Girls' Costume
Chinese Silk Dress
This is an English girl's dress of about 1760. It is a fashionable dress made from expensive Chinese export silk, but it has a thrifty secret.
Camp Fire Gown
This gown, made in the 1920s, was worn by a girl called Sybil Vincent. Sybil and her friends from Croydon High School formed a Camp Fire group called Camp Keema, meaning 'the camp which faces the wind'.
Mourning Garment
This coat and dress was made in 1921 for a six-year old girl to wear, to mourn the father she would never see again.
Utility Coat and Hat
This is a little girl's smart russet woollen coat and hat, made under the Utility scheme between 1942 and 1948.
Party Dress
This dress was made for a little girl called Jane by her mother in 1944. Jane had received a surprise invitation to a children's party, but she didn't have a dress she could wear.
