Braces
Category
Costume
Date
1850 - 1860
Materials
Elastic, Textile
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Snowshill Wade Costume Collection, Gloucestershire
NT 1349370
Summary
Braces joined at the back made from two pieces of elastic reinforced with leather with a narrow roll of leather and two buttonholes. At the other end each side has a brass 3 pronged buckle with leather attached with narrow roll of leather and two buttonholes - all attached to a separate piece of silk. The fabric of the braces is bronze green ribbed silk lined with pink silk satin. The fronts are embroidered in wool with running sprays of leaves and flowers in yellow, brown, cream and red. (male)
Provenance
Given to National Trust with Snowshill Manor in 1951 by Charles Paget Wade