Evening dress bodice
Category
Costume
Date
1903
Materials
Chiffon, Grosgrain, Jet, Lace, Net, Silk taffeta
Collection
Killerton, Devon
NT 1362486.1
Summary
Part of an evening dress; Bodice - Black lace evening dress with sequinned and jet decoration over black silk taffeta. Bodice; fully boned with black grosgrain lining under black chiffon and sequin strewn lace. Lace overlaps at the front of the bodice, short puffed sleeves of black lace and sequins over chiffon. Net hanging sleeves from the puffed sleeves. White chiffon drape at neckline to fill in decolletage and double white chiffon drape around neckline. Waistband label reads 'Mrs Trimoney, Burlington Street, W'. 1903 (circa)
Provenance
made for the donor's grandmother Castalia Countess Granville, widow of 2nd Earl who was secretary under Gladstone and his great friend.