Title: Christening Dress

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Description:

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Pictured here is a Christening Dress on a child. The dress itself is over 80 years old at the time of the photo. Major Catholic rites of passage are generalyl important moments in the Maltese social life. Dresses like this are often homemade as a traditional craft. 

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This photograph was donated digitally in 2013 by Mary and Chuck Brincat.

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Source: Mary and Chuck Brincat

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Photograph date: 1994

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Citation

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“Christening Dress,” Maltese American Benevolent Society, Inc. Digital Archive, accessed *today's date*, http://www.detroitmaltese.com/christening-dress