Plunket baby's gown

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Title

Plunket baby's gown

Content partner

Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

Collection

Te Papa Collections Online

Description

This hand-made baby gown was made from the standard issue Plunket pattern sold by the Plunket Society in the 1960s. It is indicative of the style of baby clothing recommended by the Society in the 1960s. From as early as the 1920s the New Zealand Health Department in conjunction with the Plunket Society set up free ante-natal clinics around New Zealand to try and counteract New Zealand's high rate of maternal mortality. In addition to advice on diet, exercise, rest and general care for pregn...

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Format

Image

Date created

1965

Creator

Barbara Gibson

URL

https://collections.tepapa.govt.nz/object/902521

Related subjects

Sewing / cotton / gowns / Childhood & youth / New Zealand / Barbara Gibson

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