Not on display

Christening Blanket

1700-1750 (made)
Place of origin

The trimming is broad and applied to all four sides of the cover. The pattern consists of zigzag stripes and lozenge devices.

Object details

Categories
Object type
Brief description
silk, 1700-1750, English; Spitalfields, edged with silver braid
Physical description
The trimming is broad and applied to all four sides of the cover. The pattern consists of zigzag stripes and lozenge devices.
Dimensions
  • Length: 137cm
  • Width: 99cm
Credit line
Gift of Mr. E. Saville Burrough
Bibliographic reference
Other gifts from this collection were accepted by Circulation and have been numbered Circ. 503 to 517-1928. They include two pairs of shoes, two waistcoats, a printed cotton quilt, part of English embroidered linen coverlet of early 18th century, and part of a linen damask cloth identical in pattern with No. 368-1890.
Collection
Accession number
T.200-1928

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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