Christening Mantle
1760-1780 (made)
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A christening mantle and pair of sleeves of ivory silk satin embroidered with pale yellow sillk in a pattern of floral motifs, and lined with fine bleached linen. The sleeves are trimmed with linen bobbin lace. The cap is made of ivory silk damask and does not match
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 4 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | Silk, linen; hand-woven, hand-sewn |
| Brief description | Parts of a set of a baby's christening clothes of ivory silk satin embroidered with pale yellow sillk, 1760-80, British |
| Physical description | A christening mantle and pair of sleeves of ivory silk satin embroidered with pale yellow sillk in a pattern of floral motifs, and lined with fine bleached linen. The sleeves are trimmed with linen bobbin lace. The cap is made of ivory silk damask and does not match |
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| Accession number | 227A, B, D, E-1908 |
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| Record created | February 25, 2021 |
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