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1888-1956 KENNEDY FAMILY BABTISMAL GOWN

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1888-1956 KENNEDY FAMILY BABTISMAL GOWN
The original Kennedy family Baptismal gown. The gown and slip were handmade in Boston. The gown was commissioned by Senator and Mrs. Patrick Joseph Kennedy for the birth and baptism of their first child. Joseph Patrick Kennedy in 1888 followed by Francis B. Kennedy in 1891, Loretta Kennedy in 1892, Margaret Kennedy Burke in 1898, Joseph Patrick Kennedy in 1915, John Fitzgerald Kennedy in 1917, Charles Burke in 1928, Mary Louise Connelly McCarthy in 1928, Kathleen Mary Loretta McCarthy in 1952, and Kevin Michael Patrick Kennedy McCarthy in 1956. The gown is enclosed in a glass display frame measuring 36.5 inches in height and 24.5 inches in width. The gown was made by local Nuns for the family. This is the actual gown worn during christening, the babies were then changed into reception gowns. This heirloom is part of the Loretta Kennedy Connelly Collection. This lot has a reserve