Train
Category
Costume
Date
1905
Materials
Silk and silver
Measurements
920 mm (W); 1600 mm (Length)
Place of origin
Benares
Collection
Tyntesfield, North Somerset
NT 18806
Summary
Train of Benares ivory silk. Circa 1905. Gauze woven in metal thread with scattered boteh, silver thread border and scalloped at one end. Silk lining (shattered). Oriental textile.
Provenance
Purchased from the estate of the late Lord Wraxall with the assistance of the NHMF and donations from members and supporters.