Details
A christening robe of ivory satin, the front panels, hem and cuffs with fine whitework decoration, the back with delicate tucks, 18th century; a bonnet veil tamboured with sprigs of flowers around the borders--45 x 42in. (114 x 106cm.), circa 1830; and a pair of Irish crochet sleeves
Provenance
Viscountess Sandhurst, daughter of Mathew Arnold (for the christening robe).
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Further details
Said to have been worn by the Dauphin.
This lot was bought by Mr Justice Sir William Wightman when at the Peace Treaties in Paris in 1818/19. On his death they passed to his daughter, who married Mathew Arnold, the poet, and then to her daughter who became Viscountess Sandhurst. The lot was then passed on to her ward, the Rev Alex Lawson; upon his death in 1966 the vendor inherited it.
This lot was bought by Mr Justice Sir William Wightman when at the Peace Treaties in Paris in 1818/19. On his death they passed to his daughter, who married Mathew Arnold, the poet, and then to her daughter who became Viscountess Sandhurst. The lot was then passed on to her ward, the Rev Alex Lawson; upon his death in 1966 the vendor inherited it.