Cream-coloured and highly embroidered shirt. The collar, front and back torso panels and sleeves consist of cream-coloured mesh embroidered with white thread in a floral pattern. The shirt closes halfway down the front with three square, golden buttons. The button inside the collar is pearlescent and white. The right sleeve cuff also fastens with a square, golden button, and the left with an elongated spherical, gold button. A manufacturer’s tag (Tesoro's) is sewn to the inside back of the collar.

Baby booties. Small cloth foot coverings made from cream-coloured sheer fabric lined with white cotton and decorated with small sections of floral and vine embroidery in cream-coloured thread. The embroidery is located on the top front of each, directly below two holes reinforced with embroidery through which white satin ribbon is tied in the shape of bows. The top edge of each is scalloped and edged in embroidery thread. The shape of each boot is long and narrow with a pointed toe.

Christening cap made of two layers of sheer fabric. The upper layer is gathered into small, loose pleats where it attaches to the lower. The cap is cream-coloured with cream-coloured embroidery in a vine and leaf design and scalloped, embroidered edges on both layers of fabric. The object has two large white ribbon roses and a long white ribbon bow attached to the front where the two sheer layers meet.

Christening gown with collar. The dress is cream-coloured with embroidered decoration down front and back in panels. The bottom hem is in a stepped scallop shape with embroidered designs. On either side of the central back panel of embroidery are four sets of white mesh ribbons set into the fabric. The top back section of the bodice is embroidered with a large floral design with mesh insets. Two large white ribbon roses are fixed to the seam of the bodice and the skirt. The collar consists of two layers of sheer fabric embroidered around the borders and ties with a white satin ribbon. The lower layer also has an inset of white mesh ribbon, and both layers have scalloped and embroidered edges. The front of the dress fastens with two small pearlescent plastic buttons. The sleeves of the gown are gathered at the cuffs and have scalloped, embroidered edges.

Gift of Dr. John H. Finney

Gift of Dr. John H. Finney

Gift of Dr. John H. Finney

Gift of Dr. John H. Finney

Book of the Qur’an, inscribed in naskh script inside the cover. The first few pages are highly coloured and decorative. Most other pages of script are bordered by a simple band of gold and blue, with most of the script in black and red ink. Chapter headers are painted with brightly coloured decorative bands. The cover has a flowered pattern painted(?) onto the outside; a flower patterned paper adhered to the inside covers. Pages are loosely bound with string, currently only attached in one place to the cover. (Part b is a soft fabric cover that is sewn in the shape of an envelope; in storage.)