Name/TitleSimple Clothing for the Baby
MakerMansell Smith, Coombs & Dyer
Maker RoleAuthor
About this objectSlim hardcover (blue) book titled 'Manchester Education Committee ~ Special Prize ~ Simple Clothing for the Baby' by A. Mansell Smith, Inspectress of Needlework, Birmingham City Council; Clara E.A. Coombs, Headmistress of Bristol Street Girls' School, Birmingham; and Clara E. Dyer, Assistant Mistress of Bristol Street Girls' School, Birmingham.
An envelope on which is typed 'Simple Clothing for the Baby: patterns for cutting out' (containing patterns for a skirt, petticoat, dress, pinafore, and nightdress plus some partially cut-out news clippings) is inserted into the inside back cover.
This title was one of two books awarded to Elsie Diamond (the donor's grandmother) by Manchester Education Committee as a prize for passing with distinction an examination in The Feeding and Care of Infants, November 1914.
Medium and MaterialsOrganic, cardboard and paper
MeasurementsH: 226 x W: 185 x D: 6 mm (book)
H: 160 x W: 198 mm (envelope)
Period1910s
Place MadeEngland, London
PublisherBlackie and Son Ltd
Publication PlaceEngland, London
Subject and Association Keywordseducation & learning
Subject and Association KeywordsGender stereotyping
Subject and Association Keywordspregnancy & motherhood
Subject and Association KeywordsFashion - clothing
Named CollectionGlasgow Women's Library
Object TypeBook
Object numberGWL-2022-74-2
Copyright LicenceAll rights reserved