Christening Collection

Sleeping Beauty ballet, christening scene
The christening scene in a ballet version of the Sleeping Beauty, with the wicked fairy Carabosse putting her curse on the baby Princess in her cradle

Baptism / Victoria Cecil
The christening of Victoria Cecil, daughter of Baron Carbery, at Burghley Chapel in the presence of Albert, her godfather, and Queen Victoria

Baptism of King Guthrum, Viking leader
The Baptism of Guthrum, King of the Danish Vikings in the Danelaw - King Alfred was his Godfather. Guthrum was christened Aethelstan on his conversion to Christianity. 878

The First Grandchild - three generations of German Royalty, Grandfather Kaiser Wilhelm II (1859-1941), his son German Crown Prince Wilhelm (1882-1951) and his son

Viscount Weymouth, the former Daphne Vivian, pictured with her baby son, Alexander George Thynne, the future 7th Marquess of Bath in a photograph taken for his christening which took place at St

Christening of Prince Peter of Yugoslavia (1923-1970) in October 1923 in Belgrade.Albert, Duke of York (1895-1952) (later King George VI) acted as Chief Witness as he did at King Alexanders wedding

Christening of George, son of the Princess Royal
HRH Princess Mary, Princess Royal (1897-1965) Lord Lascelles (1882-1947), 6th Earl of Harewood and their son George Henry Hubert Lascelles

Princess Theodora of Greece & Victoria Mountbatten
Princess Theodora of Greece (1906-69), Margravine of Baden, pictured centre holding her eldest child, Princess Margarita Alice of Baden at the babys christening in 1932

Church Christening scene, suitable for christening party invitation card Date: early 19th century

Duke and Duchess of York with Baby Princess Elizabeth
The Duke (later King George VI) (1895-1952) and Duchess (later Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother) of York (1900-2002) and their daughter Princess Elizabeth Alexandra Mary (later Queen Elizabeth II)

QSS Lusitania - souvenir of launch, commemorative 18 carat gold handled scissors, with stainless steel blades, the crossover engraved with John Brown and Co

The Christening of Diarmaid Douglas-Hamilton
Diarmaid Douglas-Hamilton (b. 1940) being christened, with his parents Lord David Douglas-Hamilton (1912-1944) and Lady Douglas-Hamilton (1914-2010) also known as Prunella Stack. Also present is Rev

The christening of Prince Henry William Frederick Albert (1900 - 1974), later the Duke of Gloucester, at Windsor Castle in Berkshire, 1900

Comic postcard, Woman, baby and vicar at baptism Date: 20th century

Comic postcard, Father not present at baptism Date: 20th century

Comic postcard, dilemma at baptism Date: 20th century

Christening of Princess Elizabeth, 1926
The Royal Christening: Inside the Chapel at the Palace. The christening of Princess Elizabeth (later Queen Elizabeth II) in May 1926 in the private chapel at Buckingham Palace by the Archbishop of

Princess Elizabeths Christening Cake
Cake for the christening of Princess Elizabeth (later Queen Elizabeth II) in May 1926. It was decorated with cupids holding wreaths of flowers

Jonathan Swift at Christening Supper, London
Jonathan Swift at the Christening Supper in the St Jamess Coffee House, London. He wrote in his Journal to Stella: " This evening I christened our coffee-man Elliots child; when the rogue had a

St Marys Church, Iffley, Oxfordshire - the Font
St Marys Church, Iffley, Oxfordshire, dating back to the 12th century - the Font, made of Tournai marble from Flanders. Date: circa 1845

Baptism of Albert Edward 1842
Victoria and Albert at the baptism of their first born son, Prince Albert Edward, the Prince of Wales, later to be crowned as Edward VII, in St. Georges Chapel Windsor. Date: 25 January 1842

Group photo, Christening of George Henry Hubert Lascelles
Christening of George Henry Hubert Lascelles (1923-2011, 7th Earl of Harewood), group photo, with Colonel Lane Fox, Viscountess Boyne, Lady Harewood, Archbishop of York, Prince George (Duke of Kent)

Christening robe 1868
Beautiful embroidered Christening robe. 1868

EDWARD VII / CHRISTENING
Victoria and Albert at the baptism of their first son, the future Edward VII Date: 1842

VICTORIA / EDWARD BAPTISED
Victoria and Albert at the baptism of their first son, Edward, the future Prince of Wales Date: 1842

Register Book at St. Andrews Church, Hempstead - Turpin
circa 1910s

MOTHER & BABY C1890 MOTHER & BABY C1890
Vincent Hope Davenport, age three months, in his white christening robes: his mother holds him. Date: circa 1890

BABY LYING DOWN C1890
Vincent Hope Davenport, age three months, posing for a studio photograph in his white christening robes. Date: circa 1890

GERMAN CHRISTENING PARTY
A christening party in 19th century Germany - everyone enjoying themselves except the infant Date: circa 1890

Queen Victoria at the christening of Victoria Cecil 1866
Victoria and Albert attend the christening of Victoria Cecil, daughter of Baron Carbery. Date: 1866

A young middle class couple pose for a photograph with their new little baby. Note the lovely net curtains and very smart Sunday best attire. Possibly a Christening picture. Date: circa 1900s

Christening a Ship before she is launched. Date: circa 1910s

Christening a Ship before she is launched - Our Navy cover
Front cover illustration by Charles John De Lacy (1856-1929) for Our Navy - Christening a Ship before she is launched Date: circa 1910s

Christening of Edward VIII
Queen Victoria with her son Edward VII, grandson George V and great-grandson the baby Edward VIII (later Duke of Windsor) at his christening. Date: 1894

Mr & Mrs Bryan Guinness at christening of their son, Jonatha
Mr and the Hon. Mrs Bryan Guiness (the former Diana Freeman Mitford), pictured at the christening of their elder son, Jonathan Bryan, at St. Margaret s, Westminster

Christening of Prince Michael of Kent
Christening of Prince Michael George Charles Franklin, third child of Prince George, Duke of Kent, and Princess Marina, Duchess of Kent

Algeria - Timgad - Byzantine Baptism Pool
A Byzantine Baptismal Pool at Timgad, a Roman colonial town in the Aures Mountains of Algeria, founded by the Emperor Trajan around AD 100. Date: circa 1910s

The baptism of the Moorish of the Kingdom of Granada. Polych
Felipe Bigarny (1475-1543). Spanish architect and sculptor of Burgundian origin. Relief depicting the baptism of the Moorish of the Kingdom of Granada. Polychromed wood. Main altarpiece, 1520-1522

Mr & Mrs Charles Sweeny at sons christening
Mr and Mrs Charles Sweeny at the christening of their younger child, Brian at Brompton Oratory on 7 May 1940 with their daughter, Frances (later Duchess of Rutland)

Lady Maud Hoare, wife of the Air Minister Sir Samuel Hoare
The Lady Maud Hoare, wife of the Air Minister, Sir Samuel Hoare, christening one of five Handley Page airliners, built to cope with the rapid growth of traffic on Imperial Airways

Christening of the son of Lady Katherine Brandram
Christening of Richard Brandram (born 1 April 1948), son of Lady Katherine Brandram, formerly Princess Katherine of Greece, youngest daughter of King Constantine of Greece

The Christening of Princess Elizabeth in 1926
Official photograph of baby Princess Elizabeth (later Queen Elizabeth II) with her parents King George VI and Queen Elizabeth (later the Queen Mother) at Buckingham Palace on 19th May

Frederika of Greece with Constantine
Queen Frederika of the Hellenes holding her son Constantine, later King Constantine II of the Hellenes, at the time of his christening in the summer of 1940

Father / Baby / Prague 1870
Young Czech father holding a baby in traditional christening robes and headdress

King Paul of Greece
PAUL I OLDENBURG, Third from the left, at the Royal Christening of his daughter Princess Irene, in Cape Town. Field-Marshal Smuts, holding the baby, was godfather

Babies Christening cap 1864
Point lace babies Christening cap, with the finest French lacet, pattern is worked flat, when attached to the crown the design is divided into seven parts, joined together with hem-stitch

Advert for P. Steinmann & Co Christening robes 1926
P. Steinmann advertising a beautiful embroidered net Christening robe with matching bonnet. 1926

Mother and child after a christening, formal portrait. circa 1960s

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