Fancy Dress Costume worn by Florence Barrow

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Date:1886

Description:This fancy dress costume was worn by Florence Barrow, aged ten, in 1886 for the Lord Mayor's Children's Party. Florence was the daughter of Richard Cadbury Barrow and grew up in Edgbaston. Later she became a committed pacifist and did important work for refugees during both world wars.

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Women's History Fashion and Beauty Families and Relationships Edgbaston Children and Childhood Birmingham 1801-1900 (19th century)

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Image courtesy of: Birmingham Museums & Art Gallery

Donor ref:BM&AG; 2010.0145.1-6 (88/1450)

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