Baby Crocheted Matinee Jacket
AssociatedAssociated with
Aberdeen Maternity Hospital
(Aberdeen, Scotland, founded 1893)
Date1937
Object NameMatinee Jacket
Mediumcotton
ClassificationsFashion and Dress
DimensionsApproximately (Height x Width): 280 × 320mm
AcquisitionPresented in 2019.
LocationView by Appointment - Aberdeen Treasure Hub
Object numberABDMS095596.3
About MeCrocheted matinee jacket with scalloped edges and a cream woven ribbon threaded through the neckline, to tie in a bow at the front. This jacket was made by the Matron of the new Aberdeen Maternity Hospital in 1937 for the first baby born there - Patricia Herbert on 2 December 1937.
The quaich presented to Patricia's mother Jessie is also in the collection along with a copy of the newspaper photograph of the event kept as a memento.
Alexander & John Smith Ltd.
1937
Late 19th century
William Williams
William Williams
William Lee Hankey
Mid-Late 19th century
