Hyatt Christening Gown

Title: Hyatt Christening Gown
Accession Number: 2024.17.1
Accession Date: May 18, 2024
Accession Creator: David Lovegrove
Depositor: Debra West
Description: Made by Elizabeth Benners Willis Hyatt in 1885 for the christening of her son, David Edward Hyatt at the Episcopalian church in Waynesville, NC. In late 1909 or early 1910 David's son, Robert Glenn Hyatt, was christened in the same gown. Robert's daughter, Roberta Hyatt (to become LaBoon), was christened in the gown at the Memorial United Methodist Church in Greer, SC in 1936. Three of Roberta's children were christened in the gown at Memorial UMC, by Dr. David English Camak: Robert Dean LaBoon in 1957, Debra Anne LaBoon West in 1959, and David Franklin LaBoon in 1960.
Creator: Elizabeth Willis Hyatt
Date: 1885–1960
Storage Location: Gallery 4, Textile Case