Cocktail dress
Simpson Hunters, Glasgow
Category
Costume
Date
1960
Materials
Mattelasse
Place of origin
Glasgow
Collection
Killerton, Devon
NT 1364672
Summary
Cocktail dress - Matelasse fabric dress with a wide boat shaped neck and long tight sleeves with small zip at wrists. Front fitted , 2 loose panels from shoulders at back gathered into waistline, trimmed with a bow. Straight skirt. Marked 'Frank Usher' from Simpson Hunters Glasgow. Copper mattelasse with black raised floral design. 1960 (circa)
Provenance
donor - Mrs S Ashby
Marks and inscriptions
Frank Usher (marked)
Makers and roles
Simpson Hunters, Glasgow, maker (?)