Bambino dress part
Category
Costume
Date
Unknown
Materials
Textile
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Snowshill Wade Costume Collection, Gloucestershire
NT 1349642
Summary
Bambino dress part - Part of a dress for a bambino made from blue ribbed moire silk lined with cream cotton. The sleeve is edged with gold braid and bobbin tape lace as is neck edge. There is gold braid in a 'v' shape with a design of gold plate and braid down the centre front. Stitch marks show other decoration on sleeve and front and back of the bodice. (part) (ecclesiastic garment) Wade Catalogue number E.36 "Bodice for a Madonna. Of blue silk with gold lace, one sleeve is missing." Bought from Bruges for £0.0.10d
Provenance
Given to National Trust with Snowshill Manor in 1951 by Charles Paget Wade