Day dress skirt
T. Robinson
Category
Costume
Date
Unknown
Materials
Silk
Measurements
1070 mm (Length)720 mm (W)
Place of origin
Newcastle upon Tyne
Order this imageCollection
Killerton, Devon
NT 1363094.2
Summary
Part of a two-piece tailored day dress, costume of rich brown silk velveteen. Skirt; Flat darted front ,velveteen sidepanels, pleated back. Machine-sewn lined throughout with brown twill Made by 'T.Robinson Dress and Costume Maker, Ironmarket, Newcastle' (woven into waistband)
Provenance
made for donor's grandmother to wear to Beverley races in the 1890s.
Marks and inscriptions
T. Robinson Dress and Costume Maker, Ironmarket, Newcastle (woven into waistband)
Makers and roles
T. Robinson, maker