Baby's christening robe: T.8-1943

Current Location: In storage

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Baby's christening robe

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Textiles

Description

White muslin, worked with white cotton in buttonhole, eyelet hole, French knots, overcast and satin sitches and needlepoint lace fillings. Skirt, front panel, a tall pyramidal slylised floral ornament composed of long sprays of leaflets, berries, pomegranates and flowers. Bodice, front, a motif of similar but smaller sprays. Edging of neck, scallops with eyelet holes. Edging of sleeves, epaulettes, skirt and front panel, similar but with leaf and berry sprigs.

Legal notes

Given by Mrs. C. Morshead Baker

Measurements and weight

Length: 45.5 in

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1943-10) by Morshead Baker, C., Mrs

Dating

19th Century, Early#
Circa 1800 CE - Circa 1849 CE

School or Style

Components of the work

Bodice Length 5.75 in
Shoulder/sleeve Width 14 in
Skirt Width 36 in
Waist Width 9 in

Materials used in production

Identification numbers

Accession number: T.8-1943
Primary reference Number: 198781
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Audit data

Created: Thursday 10 April 2014 Updated: Tuesday 17 October 2017

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Applied Arts

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            University of Cambridge}}

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