703.
Christening Cloak of bright red satin. Italian, 18th century. 5 feet by 5 feet 11 inches.
The material is rich, and of a colour rather affected for the purpose
in Italy.
704.
Christening Cloth or Cloak of murrey-coloured velvet. Italian, 17th century. 8 feet by 5 feet 5 inches.
The pile is soft and rich, and its colour, once such a favourite in
the by-gone days of England, of a delicious mellow tone. Like Nos.
702 and 703, it robed the nurse as she went to the baptismal font with
the new-born child, and has the string round the neck by which it could
be drawn, like a mantle, about her shoulders.
705.
Lady's Dress of brocaded satin; ground, dull red; pattern, slips of yellow flowers and green leaves. Italian, late 18th century. 4 feet 10-1/2 inches.
The satin is rich, but the tinsel, in white silver, tawdry.
706.
Skirt of a Lady's Dress of brocaded silk; ground, white; pattern, bunches of flowers in pink, blue, yellow, and purple, amid a diapering of interlaced strap-design in white flos-silk. French, 18th century. 3 feet 3 inches.
Good in material, but in pattern like many of the stuffs which came
from the looms of the period at Lyons.
