Evening dress skirt
Category
Costume
Date
1903
Materials
Chiffon, Jet, Lace, Silk taffeta
Collection
Killerton, Devon
NT 1362486.2
Summary
Part of an evening dress; Skirt - Black lace evening dress with sequinned and jet decoration over black silk taffeta. Skirt; Small bustle pad at centre back, trained skirt. Hem of skirt flounced with black pleated chiffon. 1903 (circa)
Provenance
made for donor's grandmother Castalia Countess Granville, widow of 2nd Earl who was foreign secretary under Gladstone and his great friend.