This wonderful example of a 19th century christening robe is made from fine cotton lawn and broderie anglaise. Christening robes were often handed down through families with many generations of babies wearing them. But because modern babies are generally larger, and are christened later, small, fine robes such as this fell out of use and came in to our care.

The recipient's daughter treasured this collection of war medals for over 70 years. They were given to the Jersey Heritage Trust as she felt no one else would care for them and now form part of our collection of almost 500 military medals.