A baby's christening bonnet of ivory silk, tamboured in coloured silks with sprays and baskets of flowers, the crown applied with silver braid forming the letters IHS with a pair of doves embroidered above, trimmed with self-coloured tulle and ribbon, bound with crimson ribbon and lined in salmon pink linen, circa 1780

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A baby's christening bonnet of ivory silk, tamboured in coloured silks with sprays and baskets of flowers, the crown applied with silver braid forming the letters IHS with a pair of doves embroidered above, trimmed with self-coloured tulle and ribbon, bound with crimson ribbon and lined in salmon pink linen, circa 1780

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With attached labels "Collections de Madame Rigaud".

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