Court train
Category
Costume
Date
1800
Materials
Silk, velvet and steel
Measurements
2200 x 1000 x 40 mm
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Killerton, Devon
NT 1364292.1
Summary
Court train made from fabric from earlier dress, lined with grey silk satin and trimmed with pale blue twisted silk (?) velvet and large bow on lower left (proper) side. Metal hook fasteners at top v necked edge. Ground fabric is weft ribbed, warp faced blue silk with stylised leaf pattern bands in silver thread (silvered foil around white floss silk) and silver thread roundels framing red and green flowers