Infant clothing was commonly produced at home or bought together in sets. A group of 28 pieces of infant clothing came from a house in Dorset, England. While nothing attributed these pieces as a group, the lace, construction techniques, and pattern iron suggests that they were worn together. Infant clothing commonly was made or purchased in large sets. The shirt would have been the first layer on the child’s body, the forehead cloth would tie under the chin with the cap worn over top. The small sleeves tied around the forearm and closed with tiny sleeve buttons or cufflinks.
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